Dozens of Israelis reportedly stormed the compound of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam’s third-holiest site, and raised the Zionist flag.
Footage verified by Al Jazeera and released by Anadolu English shows a man holding the flag as an Israeli police officer speaks with him calmly and does not forcibly escort him from the compound.
The incident follows rallying calls made by Beyadenu, an organisation that says it aims “to strengthen the Jewish People’s connection” to the holy site, for the Israeli flag to be raised at the mosque on May 14, reported Al Jazeera.
Palestinians regard the day as the Nakba – or the “catastrophe” – which led to the creation of Israel and the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians.
The storming of the compound is a regular occurrence even though entering any part of it is forbidden for Jews due to the sacred nature of the site.
Simultaneously, videos have surfaced of Israeli forces brutally manhandling a young boy trying to enter the mosque at the Damascus gate of Jerusalem.
In previous years, Israeli forces have also attacked Palestinian worshippers inside the mosque.
Israeli children threw aid for Gaza in garbage
Videos and pictures of extremist groups from Israel vandalising aid trucks for Gaza have emerged online where children could be seen throwing aid packages in the garbage.
Meanwhile, more than 450,000 Palestinians have now fled southern Rafah city with another 100,000 evacuating the north as Israel’s military steps up ground incursions.
Israeli jets bombed the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, killing scores of people including children. In the north, Israeli tanks, bulldozers, and armoured vehicles.
