Following Israeli violence at Al-Aqsa mosque on Sunday and the heritage site provocation, Hamas and Islamic Jihad are calling for action to be stepped up. The PA cabinet is convening its next meeting in Hebron as a protest and Jordan has issued a stern denunciation of the move as concern mounts.
Hamas and Islamic Jihad urged an escalation of protests in the West Bank on Sunday, against what they called an Israeli assault on Palestinian religious sites.
Islamic Jihad staged a mass rally in Gaza denouncing renewed violence at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem and Israel’s recent decision to lay claim to two holy sites in Bethlehem and Hebron.
Islamic Jihad leader Muhammad Al-Hindi told the assembled crowd that Israel "only understands the language of force. This settlement, called Israel, cannot intimidate our people and our resistance through aggression.
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