The movement said in a statement that the Zionist extremists’ desecration of the holy mosque; a regular ritual during such they dance and hold Jewish prayers within it, is a “crime and a blatant attack on a purely Islamic mosque, a violation of its sanctity and holiness, and an insistence on restricting Muslims’ right to practise their religious rituals ...

Eyewitnesses said Israeli forces raided the Wadi Al-Hariya neighbourhood, searching several homes. The incursion also targeted the Jabal Abu Rumman neighbourhood, where soldiers and snipers were seen taking positions on rooftops of residential buildings, they added.

Israeli occupation forces sealed the yard of the Ibrahimi Mosque yesterday in an attempt to change its features, a Palestinian official said. Footage shared on social media appears to show a crane placing a metal structure in the area.

“The Israeli occupation authorities closed the Ibrahimi Mosque on Monday and Tuesday due to Sukkot,” Ghassan Al-Rajabi, the Director of the Ibrahimi Mosque, told Anadolu.

"Israeli forces closed the Ibrahimi Mosque and prevented the entry of Muslim worshipers, while Israeli settlers were allowed," Ghassan Al-Rajabi told Anadolu.

Palestinian lawmaker Hatem Qafisha has called on the Palestinian citizens to frequent the Ibrahimi Mosque to defend and protect it against Israeli Judaization schemes.

Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned Israeli regime over closure of Ibrahimi Mosque to Muslim worshipers and also preventing Adhan.

Horrific events took place at dawn on Feb. 25, 1994.