Significant Increase in Violations at Al-Aqsa and Ibrahimi Mosques: OIC

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Jeddah, 10-03-2026 - The OIC Media Observatory on Israeli Crimes Against Palestinians recorded 1,318 crimes between March 3 and 9, 2026. These included 41 Palestinians murdered, 15 of whom were in the Gaza Strip, in addition to the recovery of 20 bodies and 30 injuries. In the West Bank, six Palestinians were killed and 59 were injured. This brings the total number of Palestinians killed between October 7, 2023, and March 9, 2026, to 73,053, and 181,413 injured. 

In the West Bank and Jerusalem, 443 Israeli incursions were recorded, during which Israeli occupation forces arrested 323 Palestinians and seized 32 homes. Over the past week, Israeli authorities continued to prevent worshippers from accessing the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, including the Isha and Taraweeh prayers, as well as Friday prayers. They also closed the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron and prohibited prayers there. 

Settler attacks on Palestinian villages and Bedouin communities reached 67 during the past week, resulting in the deaths of two Palestinians and injuries to three others. Settlers also shot at child shepherds in Hebron and displaced 17 Bedouin families. The Palestinian territories were subjected to five settlement activities, including land confiscation, the establishment of new settlement outposts, and the seizure of land for the expansion of settlements in the West Bank. – OIC News