Israel Closes Al-Aqsa Mosque’s Eastern Gate, Waqf Head Warns of ‘Religious War’

• Israel Closes Al-Aqsa Mosque’s Eastern Gate, Waqf Head Warns of ‘Religious War.’
  by MINHAJ ADNAN, https://www.siasat.com/
  “Such an Israeli action is an attempt to control Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, and this action may ignite a religious war in the region,” said Salhab, who stressed that his council rejects “the illegal Israeli court’s verdict.”
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  Ramallah: Sheikh Abdul-Azim Salhab, head of the Muslim Waqf (Endowment) Council in Jerusalem, warned that Israel’s order to close a gate of the Al-Aqsa Mosque might ignite “a religious war” in the region.
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  Salhab on Tuesday told the Voice of Palestine radio that the council received this week an Israeli court’s verdict that orders the closure of the Bab al-Rahma gate of Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem.
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  “Such an Israeli action is an attempt to control Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, and this action may ignite a religious war in the region,” said Salhab, who stressed that his council rejects “the illegal Israeli court’s verdict.”
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  The Bab al-Rahma gate is the eastern gate that directly leads to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, which is a holy site for Muslims around the world, Xinhua news agency reported. For their part, the Jews refer to the area as the “Temple Mount,” which was the site of two Jewish temples in ancient times.
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