Palestinian authorities warn of escalation in Israeli excavation operations around the Al-Aqsa Mosque

The article concerns the increased Israeli operations around Al-Aqsa Mosque, where the Board of Guardians of the Mosque warns of a dangerous escalation in the excavation activities carried out by the Israeli occupation forces since 1967. These efforts aim to Judaize the city and diminish the powers of the Islamic Endowments. This is happening in parallel with a rise in the frequency of assaults on the mosque by settlers, which exceeded 600 incursions daily in May, involving Israeli officials, all with the goal of imposing complete Israeli sovereignty over Al-Aqsa. The report also revealed that the Israeli government has intensified its land annexation policies in the West Bank by establishing 185 new settlement outposts since 2023 and forcibly displacing hundreds of Palestinian communities. These actions threaten the Islamic identity and demonstrate the occupation’s intent to alter the demographic and religious character of occupied Jerusalem.