month. the problem is that israelis also don t want muslims to spend the night at al aqsa because they want to allowjewish visits early in the morning and want to avoid any contact between the two groups, so it s really a way to allow increasing jewish visitation and possibly prayer on the al aqsa compound, which is also holy tojews as the temple, but under the status quo that has been in place for many decades, jews are not allowed to pray on this site because it would threaten the muslim claim to that holy site and eventually turn it into a jewish site. that is the fear that palestinians have. that palestinians have. thank you ve much that palestinians have. thank you very much for that palestinians have. thank you very much forjoining
Temple Movement activists are trying to enter the Aqsa compound to slaughter goats and challenge the Muslim presence in the holy site. Palestinian worshippers remaining in the mosque during Ramadan are resisting.
probably involved. the country s top security chiefs are meeting tonight to discuss a response. washington was quick to offer its support. our commitment to israel s ironclad and we recognise israel s legitimate right to defend itself against all forms of aggression. anger has been building in the region after israeli police entered the al aqsa mosque injerusalem on the past two nights and clashed with palestinians inside. the holy month of ramadan overlaps with thejewish holiday of passover this week, making any incident more sensitive. what happens here at the al aqsa compound can quickly reverberate across the region, but tensions between israel and its regional enemies have been building for months. tonight, people here and in lebanon will be watching for israel s response. this old city, a symbol and a spark for many old conflicts that stretch much further afield. lucy williamson,
lebanese government were not involved in this. certainly not the lebanese government, which has no involvement, it is a bystander in this. but in terms of the south of lebanon, nothing happens there without haswell are now in, so this is also a message to some extent from hezbollah, though they have said nothing so far, but their patience is again being tested by the scenes in al aqsa compound. let s take you to ankara, because russian foreign minister sergei lavrov is in the turkish capital holding a news conference with his turkish counterpart. he s been holding talks about the distribution of ukraine grain. a deal allowing ukraine to export millions of tonnes of grain through the black sea despite the ongoing conflict with russia was extended last month. but it was unclear how long it will last, with ukraine pushing for 120 days, and russia calling for 60 days. russia has warned it will not allow the deal to go on longer unless sanctions against moscow are softened.
Israeli forces conducted violent raids on the Al Aqsa Mosque compound two nights in a row, beating worshipers and forcing Palestinians out of the holy site in order to make way for Jewish pilgrims on Passover.