Scenes of Arab Heroism as Zionists Raid Al-Aqsa

AL-QUDS (Kayhan Intl.) -- Scores of Palestinians have been injured in clashes with hundreds of extremist Israeli settlers who raided the Old City which houses Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem Al-Quds, chanting "Death to Arabs” and "Arabs get out!”
Al-Aqsa Mosque is the third holiest site in Islam. The Palestine Red Crescent Society said in a statement that at least 105 Palestinians were injured, including 22 people who were hospitalized.
The clashes came on Thursday after some 300 members of the supremacist Lehava group took part in the violent anti-Arab march.
The group is best known for its use of intimidation, harassment and violence to stop intermarriage and assimilation of Jews with non-Jews, and stifle any public activity by non-Jews in the Occupied Territories.
The attackers were led by far-right chief Benzi Gopstein, who professes violence, racism, and terror.
Zionist forces purportedly attempted to block the extremist settlers, but they eventually used stun grenades, tear gas and water cannons against the Palestinians.
Some 20 officers were reportedly injured in the clashes, including a mounted officer hit in the face by a rock. Three were taken for medical treatment.
Video footages circulating on social media showed police and hundreds of protesters running through the streets as the sound of stun grenades echoed in the background.
A video from the scene showed far-right Zionist youths attacking a Palestinian home just inside the Old City.
The sounds of children crying can be heard as a woman shouts "Stop” in Arabic as several youths throw objects at the home.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas condemned the raid, saying he "holds the Israeli Occupation fully responsible for this serious deterioration”.
"Settlers and extreme right-wing groups are encouraging the killing of Arabs with the protection of the Israeli army and police,” Abbas said in a statement.
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh hailed the "heroic” resistance of the Arab youth.
"The scenes of heroism emerging from the streets and alleys of the city of Al-Quds  tonight of the defenseless Al-Quds youth with willpower and resolve as they stand up to settler attacks, confirm once again the failure of Israeli plans to Judaize the Holy City,” Shtayyeh said.
Hamas resistance movement also condemned the raid, calling it an Israeli plot against the sacred Al-Aqsa Mosque.
"Our people in Al-Quds (Jerusalem) are not alone in their battle of identity and willpower. We will continue to defend our land, sanctities and nation, and embody its Arab and Islamic identity, which the Occupation is trying to obliterate and end,” Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh said.
He Hamas is closely monitoring the ongoing developments, calling on all Palestinians to stand up and support Al-Quds residents in their heroic defense of the city and its holy sites.
"What is happening in the Holy City now is an affirmation of the Arab, Islamic and Palestinian essence of this city, and that it cannot submit to the occupation or accept it and its fascist policies,” the Hamas leader said.
Zionist newspaper Haaretz reported that Israeli far-right organizations had used WhatsApp groups to call on protesters to carry guns, while posting instructions on how to avoid arrest.
The newspaper reported that in a group chat organized by the right-wing group La Familia, a user posted "Burning Arabs today, Molotov cocktails are already in the trunk…the way I see it, an Arab dies today.”