[ 05/03/2011 - 10:06 AM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)-- The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Friday turned the occupied Palestinian city of Jerusalem into a closed military zone and intensified their presence in the Old City and at the entrances to the Aqsa Mosque.
Natives from the holy city said that a large number of Israeli troops, mounted policemen, and border guards were deployed at the entrances of the Old City and the checkpoints between Jerusalem and the West Bank.
The troops checked the IDs of passersby and detained some young men for a short time. This Israeli security campaign was launched to prevent any intended protests following Friday prayers.
In another incident the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) ordered the displacement of two Jerusalemite families from their homes in Beit Hanina, north of Jerusalem, in order to bring a Jewish settler to live in their place at the pretext he owns the lands these two houses were built on.
The Hebrew radio reported the evacuation decision was issued by the Israeli magistrates' court, west of Jerusalem, and noted that the Hebrew university owns part of these lands.
For its part, the Aqsa foundation for endowment and heritage said Thursday that a large number of Israeli troops and policemen carried out lately break-ins at the Aqsa Mosque and toured its premises.
The foundation warned that such Israeli moves are usually followed by malicious steps and plans against the holy Islamic Mosque.
It urged the Palestinian people in the holy city and the 1948 occupied lands to frequent the Aqsa Mosque, describing the repeated visits to the Mosque as the safety valve that would protect it against any Israeli schemes targeting it.
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