Israel digs under foundation of Al-Aqsa

Israeli workers dug up dirt under the foundation of the al-Aqsa mosque in the occupied al-Quds ('Jerusalem') Sunday night, according to a report by Ma’an news.

On Monday, the al-Aqsa Foundation for Endowments and Heritage told Ma’an that trucks transported the dirt from the base of the holy site after the work was completed under cover of darkness. The foundation warned that the secret nighttime excavations are an attempt to destroy Palestinian heritage.

The entire site, known as the Haram al-Sharif, is in the old walled city of al-Quds. The holy mosque was the spot where the Noblest messenger of Allah Hadhrat Muhammad ascended to heaven in a journey called 'Meiraj'. It is the third holiest site in Islam.

In 1967, Israel illegally captured, annexed and occupied the city and the West Bank in and has been repeatedly urged by the international community to withdraw from the occupied territories.