{"id":93706,"date":"2021-05-17T21:13:15","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T15:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=93706"},"modified":"2021-05-17T21:13:15","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T15:43:15","slug":"video-from-2004-during-iraq-war-viral-as-israeli-forces-capturing-al-aqsa-mosque-in-jerusalem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-from-2004-during-iraq-war-viral-as-israeli-forces-capturing-al-aqsa-mosque-in-jerusalem\/","title":{"rendered":"Video from 2004 during Iraq War viral as Israeli forces capturing Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video of troops storming a mosque has been shared with the claim that the footage shows the Israeli military taking over the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100066693092377\/videos\/119416940291409\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/100066693092377\/videos\/119416940291409\/\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0905\u0932-\u0905\u0915\u094d\u0938\u093e \u092e\u0938\u094d\u091c\u093f\u0926 \u0915\u094b \u0916\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u0930\u093e \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u092c\u094d\u091c\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0932\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0907\u091c\u0930\u093e\u092f\u0932\u0940 \u0938\u0947\u0928\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0926\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u093e\u0964<br \/>\n\u0939\u092e\u093e\u0938 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u092e\u0930\u094d\u092a\u0923 \u0924\u0915 \u091c\u0939\u093e\u0902 \u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0938\u0947\u0928\u093e \u092a\u0902\u0939\u0941\u091a\u0947\u0917\u0940, \u0935\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0928\u0908 \u0938\u0940\u092e\u093e \u0939\u094b\u0917\u0940 &#8211; \u092c\u0947\u0902\u091c\u093e\u092e\u093f\u0928 \u0928\u0947\u0924\u0928\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0939\u0942<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a role=\"button\" href=\"#\">\u0916\u0941\u092c\u091a\u0902\u0926 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930<\/a> on Sunday, 16 May 2021<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Muslim place of worship is located &#8220;in the heart of Jerusalem\u2019s walled Old City on the compound known to Jews as Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary &#8211; the most sensitive site in the Israel-Palestinian conflict,&#8221; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/violence-erupts-al-aqsa-mosque-israel-marks-jerusalem-day-2021-05-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reuters<\/a>. Although the mosque is under the jurisdiction of an Islamic waqf, <a href=\"https:\/\/scroll.in\/article\/994828\/why-the-al-aqsa-mosque-has-often-been-a-site-of-conflict-between-israel-and-palestine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Israel still commands access<\/a> to the compound and security troops regularly patrol and conduct searches within the precinct.<\/p>\n<p>Journalist Pushpendra Kulshrestha shared the video on his Facebook account, drawing over 3 lakh views and more than 26,000 likes before it was taken down.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93735 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/push.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"671\" height=\"863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/push.jpg 671w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/push-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It further gained views in the thousands from Facebook pages and accounts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cpraidevvrat\/videos\/2895214610746963\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u0964\u0964 \u092f\u0924\u094b \u0927\u0930\u094d\u092e: \u0924\u0924\u094b \u091c\u092f: \u0964\u0964<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Rashtravad11\/videos\/3872805382815877\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u0935\u093e\u0926<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100016408155375\/videos\/891351371421793\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u0936\u093f\u0935 \u0928\u093e\u0930\u093e\u092f\u0923<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/avani.dave.5\/videos\/3924309037623459\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Avani A Dave<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-93706 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-from-2004-during-iraq-war-viral-as-israeli-forces-capturing-al-aqsa-mosque-in-jerusalem\/fa44b888-eef8-4538-a7f9-22ed07aa1b7f\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1676\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/fa44b888-eef8-4538-a7f9-22ed07aa1b7f.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/fa44b888-eef8-4538-a7f9-22ed07aa1b7f.png 1676w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/fa44b888-eef8-4538-a7f9-22ed07aa1b7f-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/fa44b888-eef8-4538-a7f9-22ed07aa1b7f-1024x500.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/fa44b888-eef8-4538-a7f9-22ed07aa1b7f-768x375.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/fa44b888-eef8-4538-a7f9-22ed07aa1b7f-1536x751.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1676px) 100vw, 1676px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-from-2004-during-iraq-war-viral-as-israeli-forces-capturing-al-aqsa-mosque-in-jerusalem\/2f0faac6-bb58-4b1f-a262-7711d476151c\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"873\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/2f0faac6-bb58-4b1f-a262-7711d476151c.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/2f0faac6-bb58-4b1f-a262-7711d476151c.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/2f0faac6-bb58-4b1f-a262-7711d476151c-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/2f0faac6-bb58-4b1f-a262-7711d476151c-1024x466.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/2f0faac6-bb58-4b1f-a262-7711d476151c-768x349.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/2f0faac6-bb58-4b1f-a262-7711d476151c-1536x698.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-from-2004-during-iraq-war-viral-as-israeli-forces-capturing-al-aqsa-mosque-in-jerusalem\/cf6f5f96-56b0-4a1d-9946-0ced0e1b74d0\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"873\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/cf6f5f96-56b0-4a1d-9946-0ced0e1b74d0.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/cf6f5f96-56b0-4a1d-9946-0ced0e1b74d0.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/cf6f5f96-56b0-4a1d-9946-0ced0e1b74d0-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/cf6f5f96-56b0-4a1d-9946-0ced0e1b74d0-1024x466.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/cf6f5f96-56b0-4a1d-9946-0ced0e1b74d0-768x349.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/cf6f5f96-56b0-4a1d-9946-0ced0e1b74d0-1536x698.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-from-2004-during-iraq-war-viral-as-israeli-forces-capturing-al-aqsa-mosque-in-jerusalem\/4abc0910-731d-423d-bc1f-ae20d7b65d8e\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1671\" height=\"815\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/4abc0910-731d-423d-bc1f-ae20d7b65d8e.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/4abc0910-731d-423d-bc1f-ae20d7b65d8e.png 1671w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/4abc0910-731d-423d-bc1f-ae20d7b65d8e-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/4abc0910-731d-423d-bc1f-ae20d7b65d8e-1024x499.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/4abc0910-731d-423d-bc1f-ae20d7b65d8e-768x375.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/4abc0910-731d-423d-bc1f-ae20d7b65d8e-1536x749.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1671px) 100vw, 1671px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The video is massively widespread on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/videos\/?q=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B2-%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A6%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80&amp;sde=AbrncOC9Eo4JY_OLJrNRxWbosfm1ezmJR0aX8OWKgLG1ilxgg98ELbozPbV_g85X9dPMRY0BVOKSo_9vqwB3JHXI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93717 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/cac75b7a-adbc-450d-87a0-4d08cc976811.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"506\" height=\"830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/cac75b7a-adbc-450d-87a0-4d08cc976811.jpg 506w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/cac75b7a-adbc-450d-87a0-4d08cc976811-183x300.jpg 183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The same footage has been shared on Twitter with the Hindi text, &#8220;#\u0905\u0932_\u0905\u0915\u094d\u0938\u093e_\u092e\u0938\u094d\u091c\u093f\u0926 \u0915\u094b \u0916\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u0930\u0935\u093e\u0915\u0930 \u0907\u091c\u0930\u093e\u0907\u0932 \u0928\u0947 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u092c\u094d\u091c\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0932\u093f\u092f\u093e. #IndiaStandWithIsrael.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">Breaking:-<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A6?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0905\u0932_\u0905\u0915\u094d\u0938\u093e_\u092e\u0938\u094d\u091c\u093f\u0926<\/a> \u0915\u094b \u0916\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u0930\u0935\u093e\u0915\u0930 \u0907\u091c\u0930\u093e\u0907\u0932 \u0928\u0947 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u092c\u094d\u091c\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0932\u093f\u092f\u093e\ud83d\udcaa<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IndiaStandWithIsrael?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IndiaStandWithIsrael<\/a> \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3\ud83e\udd1d\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZJ3wUQigTe\">pic.twitter.com\/ZJ3wUQigTe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83d\udcff #\u0969\u092d \u092a\u0926\u094d\u092e\u0947\u0936 \u0917\u0941\u092a\u094d\u0924\u093e \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u0928\u0940 \ud83d\udcff (@YOGI_Ji_GKP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YOGI_Ji_GKP\/status\/1394146351210921984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>2004 footage from Iraq War<\/h4>\n<p>Some users had <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rpandey1st\/status\/1394125716636139525\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared the video<\/a> with certain captions appearing towards the end. Below is a screenshot that reads &#8216;Task Force Viper &amp; the 36th Commando Bn Captured 25 enemy&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93724 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/subshot10_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/subshot10_3.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/subshot10_3-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Iraqi 36th Commando Battalion (Bn) is one of several Iraqi Special Operations Units established post-Saddam Hussein&#8217;s fall.<\/p>\n<p>The video&#8217;s reverse-image search takes one to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F87VFtinFA4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arabic Youtube channel<\/a> that says that the footage shows an attack on Golden Mosque or Al-Askari Shrine in Iraq&#8217;s Samarra in 2004.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93766 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/73ba14f1-7885-4b94-b34c-53b0e8aa7b13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1212\" height=\"858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/73ba14f1-7885-4b94-b34c-53b0e8aa7b13.jpg 1212w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/73ba14f1-7885-4b94-b34c-53b0e8aa7b13-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/73ba14f1-7885-4b94-b34c-53b0e8aa7b13-1024x725.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/73ba14f1-7885-4b94-b34c-53b0e8aa7b13-768x544.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1212px) 100vw, 1212px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another verified YouTube channel FUNKER530 &#8211; Veteran Community &amp; Combat Footage had uploaded a longer version of the same video. The viral portion begins at 1:44 minutes. &#8220;Historical US Special Forces Raid On Golden Mosque,&#8221; reads the video title. The footage was uploaded last year.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Historical US Special Forces Raid On Golden Mosque\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KL4ANIYCoqo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>According to the YouTube channels, the footage was shot during the US-led invasion of Iraq. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/iraq\/warlogs\/B31D9EF2-6076-4C9F-833F-886F9A04CE84\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Guardian&#8217;s Iraq war logs<\/a> say that on October 1, 2004, the Iraqi 36th Commando Battalion seized the Golden Mosque in Samarra, taking 25 detainees with weapons. The Golden Mosque is considered the third-holiest shrine for Shia Muslims.<\/p>\n<p>An October 11, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20121020220157\/http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/story\/0,2933,135055,00.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2004 report in Fox News<\/a> stated, &#8220;The Sovereign Government of Iraq decided to remove insurgent forces and restore the city of Samarra to its citizens and their legitimate government&#8230; Iraqi security forces operated independently when entering Samarra\u2019s Golden Mosque&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A comparison of the mosque visible in the video with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Al-Askari_Shrine#\/media\/File:Al-Asakari_Mosque_4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">images of the Golden Mosque in Samarra<\/a> further confirms the location of the video.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93730 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/screenshot-from-viral-video.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/screenshot-from-viral-video.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/screenshot-from-viral-video-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/screenshot-from-viral-video-1024x459.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/screenshot-from-viral-video-768x345.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>17-year-old footage of Iraqi forces taking control of the Golden Mosque in Samarra during the Iraq War has been falsely shared as Israeli forces capturing Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a video of the recent violence that erupted at the Al-Aqsa Mosque.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Israeli police clash with Palestinian protesters at al-Aqsa mosque\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3tlrTPLRxSg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video of troops storming a mosque has been shared with the claim that the footage shows the Israeli military taking over the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. &nbsp; \u0905\u0932-\u0905\u0915\u094d\u0938\u093e \u092e\u0938\u094d\u091c\u093f\u0926 \u0915\u094b \u0916\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u0930\u093e \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u092c\u094d\u091c\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0932\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0907\u091c\u0930\u093e\u092f\u0932\u0940 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