IDF eliminates Hamas commander who held nine Israeli hostages
Muhammad Gabain, who held nine Israelis captive in Gaza, eliminated in airstrike after working to rebuild Hamas capabilities, plan new attacks.
Hamas has accused Israeli actions around Al-Aqsa Mosque of paving the way for total control and domination over the site. Khaled Meshaal, a member of Hamas's political bureau, warned that measures including a 40-day closure of the mosque, division to facilitate incursions by extremist Jewish groups, and spatial division by emptying key facilities are being taken.
Al-Aqsa "stands at a crossroads", Meshaal said, and called for steps to protect the site, including a "strategy of resistance and jihad". The Palestinian Authority's Jerusalem Governorate reported around 800 Israeli settlers raiding the mosque on 20 September. The Muslim World League strongly condemned the raids, calling on the international community to halt the repeated violations of the mosque and its legal status quo.
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