Just ahead of traditional Easter celebrations, the military wing of the Islamist terror organization Hamas released an audio recording on Wednesday calling on Muslims around the world to liberate the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. The leader Mohammed Deif can be heard, but only a shadow can be seen.
Neither the authenticity nor the exact date of the recording, which was published on the Al-Aqsa Brigades Telegram channel, could initially be clarified.
“Participate in the liberation of Al-Aqsa”
It called on Muslims in several Arab countries to “march on Palestine now, not tomorrow.” They should not be limited by borders, state structures and restrictions to “participate in the liberation of Al-Aqsa,” the 35-second recording said.
Deif, together with the Hamas head in the Gaza Strip, Jihia al-Sinwar, is considered the planner of the unprecedented massacre in Israel on October 7. In a rare message that day, Deif announced a “military operation” against Israel.
Third holiest site in Islam
The Al-Aqsa Mosque is located on the Temple Mount (Al-Haram al-Sharif) in Jerusalem, the third holiest site in Islam. The complex is also sacred to Jews because there used to be two Jewish temples there. Tens of thousands of Muslims pray there during the fasting month of Ramadan. There were fears that the Gaza war could lead to new violence. Hamas had called for protests. So far, however, the prayers have been largely peaceful.
Church leaders for ceasefire
Church leaders in Jerusalem called for an “immediate and lasting ceasefire” in the Gaza war in their Easter message on Wednesday. The message released Wednesday spoke of the “intense suffering that surrounds us here in the Holy Land.” It condemned “all acts of violence in the current devastating war, especially those against innocent civilians.”
On Good Friday, Christians in Jerusalem traditionally carry wooden crosses in a procession along the Via Dolorosa (German: Way of the Suffering) as they walk to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected. of the dead. Easter Sunday is celebrated with a mass. This year, Easter coincides with the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan.
Source: Krone
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