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CROSSFIREARABIA – Israeli occupation forces and extremist settlers escalated their violations in occupied Jerusalem in June by 540 times against Palestinians, their property, and holy sites according to the Palestinian Information Center (Ma’ta). It documented that 8,900 settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque with 20 desecration cases and two cases of expulsion of Palestinian worshippers. It revealed 10 Palestinians were injured in Jerusalem, amidst 25 shooting incidents, 25 settler attacks, and five cases of assault and beatings. The report also stated occupation forces made 71 arrests, 102 raids and closures, and 183 harassment instances. Occupation forces also carried out 63 raids on homes and confiscated property and demolished 32 houses. In the first half of 2026, 11 Palestinians were killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers in the occupied Jerusalem Governorate, while 191 citizens were injured and 866 were arrested, amid escalating Israeli violations against Palestinians and the Islamic holy sites. It noted that the Al-Aqsa Mosque witnessed a significant escalation in the pace of Israeli incursions and violations in the first half of 2026, with a total of 25,604 settlers storming the compound, in addition to 524,912 others who entered under the guise of pretending to be tourists according to the Palestine Information Center.
