Jewish Colonisers Storm Mosque in Hebron

Palestine News Agency

HEBRON, October 05, 2006 (WAFA) - Jewish colonizers, guarded by Israeli soldiers, stormed Thursday a mosque in the West Bank city of Hebron and performed rituals in it, witnesses and local sources said.

The sources said that a number of armed colonisers stormed "al-Nabi Yossef" Mosque in Halhoul town of the Hebron and performed Jewish prayers and rituals inside it.

They added that the colonisers stayed in the mosque for more than half an hour, stressing that the Israeli soldiers, in the area, did not even try to prevent them from storming the Mosque.

Meanwhile, mayor of Halhoul Dr. Ziyad Abu Yossef condemned the colonisers' assault, pointing out it is not the first time that colonisers carry out such assaults.

A.D (13:01 P) (11:01 GMT)