The leader of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Yahya Shinwar, warned on Saturday of the possibility of a “major battle” against Israel in the event of a new “attack” by Israeli forces on the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Ie.
In recent weeks, the Mosque Square in Jerusalem, the third holiest site of Islam and the holiest site of Judaism, known as the Temple Mount, has been the scene of conflict.
Nearly 300 Palestinians were injured in what became known as Al-Aqsa Square in the aftermath of Israeli airstrikes and Israeli military operations in the occupied West Bank.
During these riots, Israeli police deployed in the mosque square and also entered the AKA mosque once, throwing tear gas, which caused a conviction by Palestinian and Muslim countries.
“Anyone who decides to do so will make the decision to destroy thousands of synagogues around the world,” said Yahya Shinar, head of Hamas’s political office in the Gaza Strip, an enclave encircled by Israel.
“You have to prepare for a big battle if the occupation (a name given to Israel by the Palestinians) does not stop attacking the Al-Aqsa Mosque,” he added.
This rare speech was delivered on the occasion of the anniversary, according to the Muslim calendar, of the 11-day war in May 2021 between Israel and Hamas.
He also paid tribute to Iran, Israel’s great enemy, and to movements backed by the Islamic Republic, such as Lebanese Hezbollah, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the Yemeni Houthi rebels.
In the event of an “attack” on Mosque Square during “Jerusalem Day”, Hamas will launch more than a thousand rockets at Israel, Shinwar threatened.
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