In recent hours, clashes have erupted between Palestinian militants and occupying army forces due to repeated assaults by settlers on a grave claiming to be that of God’s prophet, Joseph bin Yaqub, east of Nablus. the scene of violent clashes between the two sides after Israeli forces stormed the eastern region of Nablus in preparation for opening roads for settlers to enter the shrine, which was stormed weekly by religious Jews.
Israeli media reported that 3 Israelis were shot dead by Palestinian militants when they confronted the Israeli army and Israelis who stormed the tomb of Prophet Joseph and indicated that the Israeli army evacuated the tomb of Prophet Joseph from the Israelis and handed over 3 wounded. to receive treatment Israeli forces and the Israelis immediately stormed the city.
Joseph’s tomb has always been a hotbed of friction and an arena of mass resistance, and perhaps this is due to its location near the city center. The location of the tomb between several villages and camps with a high population density, made it the easiest point of contact with every riot or uprising against the occupation .
Members of the Israeli Knesset had previously threatened to storm Joseph’s tomb east of the city of Nablus in the northern West Bank without protection or permission from the occupying forces, while the Israeli occupiers had a hand in Joseph’s tomb after the occupation of Nablus in 1967. and since then it has become a place where settlers pray and perform Talmudic rituals in it, despite the fact that it is an Islamic monument registered with the Department of Islamic Endowments, and in 1986 the occupation opened a Jewish school for teaching Torah, and in 1990 turned into a settlement.
Jews believe that the bones of the prophet Yusuf bin Yakub, peace be upon him, were brought from Egypt and buried in this place, but Palestinian archaeologists deny the authenticity of the Israeli story and claim that the age of the tomb does not exceed several centuries and that it belongs to a person from among the righteous parents of God named Joseph, and not the prophet Yusef bin Yakub, peace be upon them.
Israeli affairs scholar Omar Jaara explains to the Sanad news agency that the Jewish narrative is based on Genesis, one of the books of the Old Testament. “Shechem” is not Nablus, which was given by the Romans. its name, and he mentioned that the capture of Joseph’s tomb by the occupiers turned it into a hotbed of tension for over 200,000 people living in the city of Nablus, especially when the settlers stormed the tomb under the pretense of praying.
Since 2007, the settlers have organized an average monthly invasion of Joseph’s tomb in coordination with and under the protection of the occupying forces. Incursions occur before midnight and continue until dawn the next day.
Each incursion is accompanied by violent clashes between hundreds of young people and the occupying forces accompanying the settlers.
During the clashes, 22 Palestinians were injured, including children.
22 Palestinians, including children, were injured during clashes with Israeli forces at the tomb of the Prophet Joseph in Nablus.
Ahmed Jibril, director of the Red Crescent Emergency and Urgent Care Center in Nablus, told Maan News Agency that the Crescent’s crews were transporting a family that suffocated during clashes with Joseph’s tomb, including 4 children and an infant. , to the Rafidia hospital to complete the treatment.
He added that crews dealt with 12 choking injuries, in addition to 3 burns, 1 accident and a rubber-coated metal bullet wound to the hand.
The agency indicated that Israeli forces stormed the eastern area of Nablus to secure an Israeli assault on Joseph’s tomb.
He added that Israeli forces had shelled the eastern region of Nablus.
