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19 Jul, 4 tweets, 2 min read
On Sunday, Israeli forces fired rubber-coated steel bullets and attacked Palestinian worshipers at the Aqsa Mosque. Afterward, hundreds of Jewish pilgrims entered the Aqsa compound, under the protection of heavily armed Israeli police.

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This comes days before the Muslim holy day of Eid al-Adha. Palestinians fear that Israeli extremists are using the visits to Al-Aqsa to exercise greater and more direct control over the Noble Sanctuary. Image
Since 1967, Israel has occupied East Jerusalem, allowing Israeli settlers to take Palestinian homes and displace Palestinian families, Image
in a systemic effort to reduce the Palestinian population of Jerusalem while increasing the Jewish population in the eastern part of the city to consolidate Israeli control.

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