Sheikh Raed Salah calls for adherence to Palestinian identity and strengthening ties to Al-Aqsa

Sheikh Raed Salah, head of the Islamic Movement in the Palestinian territories occupied in 1948, called for adherence to Islamic, Arab, and Palestinian identity and strengthening ties to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, urging travel to it. His statements come amid an escalation of settler incursions into Al-Aqsa, with 1,236 settlers storming its courtyards last week, alongside calls from "Temple" groups to intensify incursions.

Sheikh Raed Salah, head of the Islamic Movement in the Palestinian territories occupied in 1948, called for adherence to Islamic, Arab, and Palestinian identity and strengthening ties to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, urging travel to it whenever possible. His statements came in video remarks, where he emphasized that Islam is based on steadfastness in faith, monotheism, and connection to land, history, and civilization, stressing the importance of turning these values into a way of life. These calls come amid an escalation of settler incursions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque, with 1,236 settlers storming its courtyards last week, and 593 settlers performing Talmudic rituals on Sunday under the protection of the occupation police. Hamas warned of escalating threats to Al-Aqsa Mosque during the Jewish holiday season, considering the incursions aim to change the historical and legal status quo at the mosque, and called for intensifying travel and steadfastness there.