In statements to the Safa news agency, Al-Hallaq explained that the prayer room and the clinic in the compound were the areas most affected by the attacks.

“We were forced to close the clinic for the first time since it opened in 1990, because the occupation forces completely destroyed its interior, including medical equipment and beds,” he criticized.

The expert noted that the Israeli troops broke three plaster windows in the prayer hall, one in the upper western area and two in the main façade. Each window destroyed requires a lot of effort because it takes six months to make one, as they are done manually, he explained.

He also revealed that two main doors of the building were also broken, and many carpets inside the complex were burnt and damaged as a result of the bullets and the flashbang grenades thrown in.

A large contingent of Israeli policemen attacked Palestinian worshipers in and around the Al-Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday and Thursday, sparking clashes that raised tensions in the region.

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