Jakarta –
The action of an Israeli soldier throwing a stun grenade at a mosque in the West Bank, Palestine was spread on social media. The sound of the call to prayer from the mosque suddenly stopped when the Israeli soldiers carried out their action.
Seen detikWisdom (20/11/2023), the 18 second video shows a member of the IOF (Israeli forces) deliberately asking his colleague to record his action of throwing a stun grenade into the Great Budrus Mosque. The sound of the Fajr call to prayer can be heard in the background of the video as the soldier walks towards the entrance of the mosque until the sound of a grenade explosion is heard.
The video was then uploaded by a Palestinian reporter, Younis Tirawi, via his X account, attracting 7.8 million viewers. It is known that the action took place on Friday at dawn, although the exact date is not known.
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“IOF occupation in the West Bank. The Israeli army threw a stun grenade into the mosque when the muezzin called the call to prayer. This incident happened in Budrus, W Ramallah,” said Younis Tirawi in his post.
Al Quds Al Arabiya news agency reported that the chairman of the local village council, Nasser Marar, confirmed the incident. “The incident occurred during morning prayers on Friday at the Budrus Grand Mosque,” he said.
“The soldier threw a grenade during the call to prayer, just before the congregation started arriving at the mosque,” he continued.
For this reason, Marar confirmed that there were no casualties in the incident. However, he said, this action was a clear manifestation of a blatant violation of the sanctity of the mosque.
In this regard, the Israeli news agency reported that IOF had given a statement regarding the action of its members who threw grenades at the mosque.
“This is a serious incident that goes against IOF’s values,” he said in a statement.
Apart from that, IOF said that they had removed the soldier concerned from his post after learning about his action which went viral on social media.
“He will be thoroughly investigated and (disciplined) as appropriate,” continued the statement from IOF.
Most recently, Israeli air strikes also targeted one of the oldest mosques in Gaza, namely the Grand Omari Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem. Al Jazeera Arab reported that the mosque was hit by an attack on Thursday, November 17 2023.
The mosque is also known as the Great Mosque of Gaza. The mosque is one of the most revered heritage sites in Gaza, built around 700 AD during the Umayyad era.
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