Israel’s Hebron District Coordination and Liaison Office has informed the administration of the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron (Al-Khalil), that management of the mosque is being transferred from the Palestinian Ministry of Endowments to Israeli authorities.
This unilateral decision, which has sparked widespread rejection from Palestinian officials, marks a significant shift in control over one of Islam’s holiest sites in the region.
As part of this controversial decision, work will resume on roofing the area of the mosque known as the “courtyard.”
For the past two decades, illegal Israeli Jewish settlers have established a presence in this space, setting up a tent and designating the area as a place of worship.
Their demand for the roofing of the courtyard is part of an ongoing Israeli effort to expand its control over the site, a move that Palestinian authorities strongly oppose…..more