Hamas calls for mass mobilization to defend Aqsa

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)

The Hamas Movement has called for a mass mobilization to protect the Aqsa Mosque following a dangerous escalation — an attempt by Israeli settlers to smuggle and slaughter a sacrificial animal within the mosque compound.

In a statement issued on Monday, Hamas warned that the settlers’ actions reflect growing Israeli ambitions to take over Aqsa. It labeled the incident, which involved sneaking a lamb through Bab al-Ghawanmeh as a blatant violation of…