{"id":2673,"date":"2026-04-21T10:51:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T10:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1newsnetwork.com\/?p=2673"},"modified":"2026-04-21T12:01:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T12:01:22","slug":"zionist-occupiers-raise-israels-flag-as-they-storm-jerusalems-al-aqsa-mosque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1newsnetwork.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/zionist-occupiers-raise-israels-flag-as-they-storm-jerusalems-al-aqsa-mosque\/","title":{"rendered":"Zionist occupiers raise Israel\u2019s flag as they storm Jerusalem\u2019s Al-Aqsa Mosque"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israeli occupiers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday, raising the Israeli flag during the incursion amid escalation across the West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Occupiers forced their way into the site through the Mughrabi Gate, one of the mosque\u2019s gates, under heavy police protection, according to an Anadolu reporter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0645\u0633\u062a\u0648\u0637\u0646\u0648\u0646 \u064a\u0642\u062a\u062d\u0645\u0648\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u062c\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0642\u0635\u0649 \u0648\u064a\u0624\u062f\u0648\u0646 \u0637\u0642\u0648\u0633\u0627 \u062a\u0644\u0645\u0648\u062f\u064a\u0629. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3yTLFOrW7Q\">pic.twitter.com\/3yTLFOrW7Q<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u0634\u0628\u0643\u0629 \u0642\u062f\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0629 (@qudsn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/qudsn\/status\/2046509141456228473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Videos circulating on social media showed occupiers performing Talmudic rituals and prayers aloud, including what is referred to as \u201cepic prostration,\u201d particularly in the eastern area of the compound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Images shared online also showed two occupiers raising the Israeli flag inside the compound, with the Dome of the Rock mosque visible behind them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Occupiers have previously raised Israeli flags at the flashpoint site, a move widely denounced by Palestinians as \u201cprovocative\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Islamic Waqf Department in Jerusalem considers such practices a violation of the longstanding status quo at the site, while Israeli police have not prevented occupiers from carrying them out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Aqsa Mosque is the world&#8217;s third-holiest site for Muslims. 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Occupiers forced their way into the site through the Mughrabi Gate, one of the mosque\u2019s gates, under heavy police protection, according to an Anadolu reporter. 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