‘We are all Hamas’: Palestinians wave terror group’s flag on Temple Mount
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Video showed throngs of people on the compound, some of whom were waving the green flag of Hamas, the Islamist terror group that rules the Gaza Strip.
Some worshipers also reportedly chanted in support of Hamas and called for it to carry out attacks on Israel.
“We are all Hamas, waiting for your orders commander Mohammed Deif. Hamas — shoot a rocket at Tel Aviv tonight,” they were quoted as chanting by Channel 13 news, referring to the head of the terror movement’s armed wing.
Hebrew media estimated turnout for afternoon prayers at over 70,000 worshipers.
There were no reports of clashes at the flashpoint Temple Mount, holy to both Jews and Muslims. Ramadan normally sees increased tensions around the Old City.
Police had geared up for possible unrest around the Old City, after a night of violent clashes involving Jewish extremists and Palestinians in the nearby East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah.
The clashes came amid recent tensions over the pending eviction of four Palestinian families in the neighborhood as part of a long legal battle with right-wing Jewish Israelis trying to acquire property in the neighborhood.
On Tuesday, Deif warned Israel would pay a “heavy price” if the evictions went ahead, raised fears of a wider conflict could be sparked as Hamas and other factions in Gaza warn of renewed violence over the issue. READ MORE
‘We are all Hamas’: Palestinians wave terror group’s flag on Temple Mount
‘We are all Hamas’: Palestinians wave terror group’s flag on Temple Mount
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