Muslim gravestones in East Jerusalem vandalized, Palestinians blame Israeli authority

‘Several Muslim graves have been vandalized at a historic cemetery next to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem. Palestinian officials blamed Israeli Nature and Parks Authority, saying the demolition aimed at making space for a natural park.
The alleged Israeli parks authority team entered the Bab al-Rahma cemetery on Tuesday morning accompanied by soldiers and proceeded to demolish the graves.
“Personnel from the so-called ‘Israeli Nature Authority’ – backed by large numbers of Israeli forces – stormed the historical Bab al-Rahmeh cemetery and knocked down eight graves,” Mustafa Abu Zahra, head of the committee for the preservation of Islamic cemeteries in Jerusalem, told the Turkish state-run Anadolu news agency.’
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