The Israeli occupation’s Jerusalem Municipality yesterday demolished one of many oldest Muslim graveyards within the occupied holy metropolis, reported Wafa information company.
The top of the Committee for the Preservation of Islamic Cemeteries in Jerusalem, Mustafa Abu Zahra, mentioned the Jerusalem Municipality’s groups, accompanied by a bulldozer, destroyed a grave from the Al Yousifieh Cemetery, and scattered the bones.
He added that among the many graves demolished had been these of Muslims who had been martyred within the conflicts between 1948 and 1967, and that Israel will face authorized motion in response to the municipality’s actions.
In response to Wafa, Palestinians who had been current within the space blocked the bulldozer from destroying the graves additional and compelled it out of the world.
Abu Zahra referred to as on all Jerusalemites to “unite with the intention to shield Jerusalem’s landmarks from the Israeli occupation’s oppression”.
The cemetery, situated subsequent to the wall surrounding the Previous Metropolis, is without doubt one of the oldest Muslim graveyards in occupied Jerusalem and is about 4,000 sq. metres.
The demolition is a part of the Israeli occupation authorities’ plan to construct a “Biblical backyard path” contained in the cemetery which accommodates the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in addition to many historic and trendy graves.
It is a step that has angered many residents of East Jerusalem who’ve family members buried in that cemetery.
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