Demonstration held to point out solidarity amid continued Israeli raids in occupied Jerusalem and at Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Northern Gaza – For the second week in a row, 1000's of Palestinians participated in a mass rally known as by the Hamas motion to point out solidarity within the face of continued Israeli raids in occupied Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The Al-Aqsa Mosque has been on the centre of days of violence and heightened tensions following a collection of Israeli incursions into the holy web site, which started at the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan.
On the demonstration in Jabalia refugee camp, within the northern Gaza Strip, protesters held banners declaring Palestinian dominion over the Al-Aqsa Mosque and chanted slogans deploring Israeli assaults in opposition to worshippers there.
Suhail al-Hindi, a member of the Hamas political bureau, mentioned the 1000's of individuals from Gaza who joined the march did so to ship a message to folks in occupied Jerusalem and within the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
“We're in your aspect,” al-Hindi mentioned in a speech.
“We stand with you, help you, defend your resolution and defend you,” he mentioned, calling on Palestinians within the West Financial institution, occupied Jerusalem, and within the 1948 territories, to collect completely at Al-Aqsa to defend it.
“Palestinian unity represented in Jerusalem, the West Financial institution, and the 1948 occupied territories, tells the Israeli occupation the Palestinian individuals are united in resistance and preventing with all what they've,” he mentioned.
A surge of violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory through the previous month has raised fears of a slide again to a wider battle just like final Might’s 11-day Israeli assault on Gaza, by which greater than 250 Palestinians in Gaza and 13 folks in Israel have been killed.
Israel carried out air raids in several areas of the Gaza Strip twice final week with the Israeli army saying its fighter jets had attacked army targets.
Earlier this week, rockets have been fired from Gaza at Israel, inflicting minor injury and no accidents, Israeli police mentioned. 4 rockets launched from Gaza have been intercepted by air defence techniques, the Israeli army mentioned.
The rocket hearth had heightened expectations amongst Gazan residents of the potential for a large-scale Israeli offensive in opposition to the Gaza Strip, just like final yr.
“Nobody needs for struggle”
Islam Abu Nada instructed Al Jazeera that she anticipated struggle to interrupt out after the rocket hearth final week.
“Primarily based on what is occurring in Al-Aqsa, we had an expectation that the resistance would reply,” the Jabalia resident mentioned on the protest.
Although the incursions into Al-Aqsa had brought on rigidity, nobody seems considering a struggle, Abu Nada mentioned.
“Nobody needs for struggle,” she mentioned.
“Israel targets civilians and doesn't differentiate between kids, ladies or the aged,” she mentioned, including, “we all the time really feel worry for our kids in struggle.”
Demanding that incursions into Al-Aqsa “cease instantly”, in addition to different “provocations” by Israel through the holy month of Ramadan, Abu Nada mentioned it stays to be seen what is going to happen subsequent.
“We are going to see what occurs,” she mentioned.
Holding a Hamas flag on the rally, Khalil Taim, 35, mentioned Palestinians have been defending the Al-Aqsa Mosque which is “the primary [direction] Qibla” that Muslims confronted to wish.
“It's regular for the resistance to answer the Israeli violations happening in Jerusalem,” Taim instructed Al Jazeera, describing as “illogical” Israel’s incursions into the holy web site, and the capturing and killings of Palestinians.
“We're in a liberation battle, and now we have no hand [in it] if an escalation erupts,” he mentioned.
“Gaza is used to it.”
Israel solely understands the language of preventing, mentioned 77-year-old Abd al-Fattah Abd al-Nabi.
Expressing his solidarity with worshippers on the Al-Aqsa Mosque, he mentioned there could be no silence about what had occurred and no value was too excessive to pay to defend the location.
“We demand the resistance to not stay silent about what is occurring in Al-Aqsa Mosque, irrespective of the fee,” he mentioned.
For her half, teenager Malak Al-Masry, from Beit Hanoun, instructed Al Jazeera how a lot she feared the sound of Israel’s fighter jets and their latest bombing.
“I immediately thought that struggle had erupted,” the 17-year-old mentioned of the latest bombings.
“The identical situations of destruction, worry and individuals who misplaced their family members poured into my thoughts,” she mentioned, including that she hopes that such scenes don't happen once more.
In Gaza, Malak mentioned, the folks reside in worry of devastating struggle, and they're additionally outraged at what is going on at Al-Aqsa.
“We're in Gaza, [caught] between two fires,” she mentioned.
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