Destruction of the historic Muslim cemetery in the vicinity of Al-Aqsa Mosque by the Zionists

Palestinian Information Center has published pictures of the destruction of the Bab al-Rahma cemetery near the eastern wall of Al-Aqsa Mosque, according to which the Zionist settlers broke the tombstones of the dead Palestinians in this cemetery.

In another development, the occupying Zionist forces attacked the villages of “Sila Al-Zahr” and “Al-Fandgoumiyeh” in the south of Jenin in the West Bank on Friday morning.

Palestinian news agency “Wafa” announced in this regard that the occupying forces carried out a wide-ranging inspection in this area by increasing their military presence on Saturday.

Wafa news agency emphasized that the occupiers also set up checkpoints on the communication route between the two mentioned villages.

In this connection, the foreign ministries of France and Spain on Friday condemned the Zionist regime’s decision to expand its settlements in the West Bank and build new housing units for the settlers.

Felker Turk, the United Nations Human Rights Commissioner, also announced yesterday Friday that Israel’s settlements in the occupied territories have expanded to an unprecedented extent; An issue that threatens to destroy any possibility of creating a Palestinian state.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said in this regard that the expansion of Israeli settlements amounts to population transfer by Israel and called it a “war crime”.

Joe Biden’s administration, after announcing the new Israeli settlement plan in the West Bank last month, considered this action to be against international law.

In a statement in this regard, which is to be presented to the UN Human Rights Council together with a report at the end of March (April), Turk said: Settlers’ violence and violations of the laws related to settlement construction have reached a shocking level. And it is a threat to any practical possibility of creating a Palestinian state.

Source: IRNA