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Palestinian Factions: Ben-Gvir's Mass Al-Aqsa Incursion is a "Declaration of War" and an Insult to All Muslims

Palestinian resistance factions issued condemnations following the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound by extremist minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who led over three thousand settlers in a provocative incursion under heavy guard by occupation forces. The factions universally decried the event, which included depicting an alleged temple, as a dangerous escalation and a systematic crime aimed at the complete Judaization of Al-Quds. 🧵

The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine described the incursion as a "dangerous desecration" and a methodical escalation in the ongoing war against Palestinian holy sites. They stated that the ultimate goal is to impose full zionist control, divide the mosque, and pave the way for its eventual destruction. The movement condemned the "Arab silence" while these crimes unfold. It held the zionist government and its partners in the U.S. administration fully responsible for the consequences, warning silent Arab regimes that the "zionist danger" will eventually target them if they continue to abandon their religious and moral duty to Palestine.

The Popular Resistance Committees in Palestine labeled Ben-Gvir a "fascist terrorist criminal" and the incursion a message of contempt for all Muslims and Arabs. The PRC asserted that this act, combined with the "Arab and Islamic silence on the genocide in Gaza," has emboldened the occupation to desecrate holy sites. The Committees declared that such assaults prove the "only language the zionists understand is the language of resistance" and warned that continued attacks on Al-Aqsa will "ignite a religious war, the first to be burned by its fire will be the extremist zionists." They called for a general mobilization across the nation and urged Palestinians in the West Bank, Al-Quds, and the '48 territories to "set the earth on fire" under the invaders' feet.

Hamas characterized the mass storming as an "escalating crime" and a deliberate provocation against Muslims worldwide. The movement noted that the incursion, timed for a Jewish holiday, was preceded by the emptying of the mosque of its Muslim worshippers. Hamas stated that the zionist government's simultaneous genocide and its terror in the West Bank "pours oil on the fire in the region." It warned that this criminal behavior threatens regional and international peace and security, demanding a serious response from the UN to hold the extremist government accountable.

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine described the act as "pouring more fire on an explosive barrel" and a clear translation of Israel's "racist, fascist ideology," directly sponsored by the United States. The PFLP warned that the occupation is attempting to move beyond plans for a "temporal and spatial division" of the mosque towards imposing complete control as part of a systematic Judaization project. It stressed that the Palestinian people will not stand idly by and that the necessary response must be an escalation of "all forms of resistance, foremost of which is armed resistance." The Front called for an "open confrontation" with the occupation and its settlers.

The Mujahideen Movement expressed its "disgust at the Arab and Islamic silence" in the face of this "new disregard for the feelings of two billion Muslims." The movement stated that the attack reveals the grave danger facing Al-Aqsa under the "extremist right-wing zionist government" and its plans to erase the site's Islamic and Arab identity. It also highlighted recent calls by Ben-Gvir to displace Gaza's population as further proof of the government's criminal nature, which operates under an "unjust American cover." The movement called on the Muslim world to pressure the "normalizing regimes" that maintain ties with the criminal entity.