Preparedness in Jerusalem for the flag parade: Hamas and Islamic Jihad will hold emergency meeting

Representatives of the organizations will meet tonight in the background of the preparations for the flag parade in Jerusalem and in the shadow of Haniyeh's threat of escalation if the parade takes place.

From today, the police are increasing their forces and raising the level of preparedness to the highest level - even in mixed cities for fear of riots.

The Border Police will also recruit 3 reserve companies for reinforcements

Yifat Rosenberg, Amir Bohbot, Shlomi Heller

25/05/2022

Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 17:10 Updated: Thursday, 26 May 2022, 13:44

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In the video: Palestinians with Hamas flags demonstrate on the Temple Mount (according to Article 27A on social networks)

Hamas and Islamic Jihad will hold an emergency meeting today (Thursday) at 5 p.m.

This is against the background of the preparations for the flag parade that will take place on Sunday in Jerusalem and in the shadow of the threat of the head of the Hamas political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, to escalate if the parade takes place.

The police announced that they would increase forces in Jerusalem and at the Nablus Gate in preparation for the parade.

Following a situation assessment that took place yesterday, Commissioner Kobi Shabtai

ordered the transfer of forces to the highest alert in Jerusalem and the cities involved.

And the introduction of the reserve system for immediate alert.

The forces will be deployed in Jerusalem starting tomorrow and will secure a series of events including White Night parties and the celebration of the prophet Samuel.

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Hamas threatens: "We will not allow the flag parade to desecrate al-Aqsa"

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Strengthening forces starting tomorrow.

Last year's flags parade (Photo: Reuven Castro)

"There are calls for settlers to break into the al-Aqsa Mosque and organize a parade of flags," Haniyeh said earlier this week.

"I say clearly and warn the enemy against committing such crimes. The Palestinian people and the resistance in Jerusalem and the West Bank will not agree and will not accept the passage of this Jewish nonsense in the Al-Aqsa Mosque."

Haniyeh added that "our decision is clear and there will be no turning back from it. We will fight against all possibilities and we will not allow the desecration of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, or the arrogance against our people on the streets of Jerusalem, the West Bank and within Israel."

The secretary general of the Islamic Jihad organization, Ziad Nahala, reinforced Haniyeh's remarks, adding that "we need to be on alert, fulfill our mission and declare to the whole world that we have nothing but Jerusalem."

Announced that he would attend.

Ben Gvir (Photo: Reuven Castro)

MK Itamar Ben Gvir (Religious Zionism) announced that he would ascend the Temple Mount despite the tensions. On the decision and called it provocative, while ministers of new hope expressed support for the outline.

"Why do we need a flag parade in East Jerusalem?

With the Israeli flag on the noses and fury of the Arabs in East Jerusalem? ", The Minister of Regional Cooperation Issawi Farage wondered, and was answered by Education Minister Yifat Shasha Bitton, who replied:" Properly. "Prime Minister Naftali Bennett claimed that this was a tradition. For 30 years the parade has been going on in the same places.

"Only last year the former prime minister folded because of Hamas threats and we saw what happened - missile fire from Gaza into Israel," Bennett said, emphasizing that all security officials recommend that he follow the same path.

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