Israeli forces detained head of the security department of the al-Aqsa Mosque and searched the Bab al-Rahma area east of the mosque on June 18.
Firas al-Dibs, head of the Public Relations and Media department at the Islamic Endowment identified the detainee as Abdullah Abu Taleb saying that he was immediately taken to the Chain Gate detention center.
Dibs added that groups of Israeli settlers raided and toured the compound while Israeli forces prevented Abu Taleb from following-up on the Israeli settlers’ raids into the compound, and forced the guard to stand behind Israeli special forces.
Israeli police forces were deployed on top of the Mercy Gate, banned al-Aqsa guards from following-up on events and held them in one area.
On Sunday night, Israeli forces had vandalized the Bab al-Rahma area that was filled by hundreds of worshipers during the last days of Ramadan.
Hundreds of worshipers had launched a campaign during the last days of Ramadan to rebuild, improve and beautify the Bab al-Rahma area while calling out slogans that Bab al-Rahma is Palestinian.
Source: Ma’an
