Israeli actions 'paving way for total control' over Al-Aqsa, says Hamas

Hamas political bureau member Khaled Meshaal has warned that Israeli actions and measures around Al-Aqsa Mosque are “paving the way for total control and domination over the site”. Meshaal said the measures included the reported 40-day closure of the mosque, what he described as the “imposition of temporal division” to facilitate incursions by “extremist Jewish groups” and efforts to create “spatial division” by emptying key facilities within the courtyard, according to a statement.