Jerusalem : The Jerusalem Governorate has warned that ongoing Israeli excavations beneath and around the Al-Aqsa Mosque and in the Old City pose a serious threat to Jerusalem’s historic and Islamic landmarks.

In an interview with Palestinian News Agency Wafa on Wednesday, October 22, Marouf Al-Rifai, adviser to the governorate, said the digging of tunnels linking several colonial sites was part of an Israeli plan to Judaise the Old City and alter its religious and cultural character.

He explained that the tunnels connect areas referred to by Israel as the “City of David,” running through stone passageways that were originally ancient waterways. These have been drained and converted into tunnels, museums, and synagogues, including one known as the “Jabbana Market,” which has been turn

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