JERUSALEM, May 22, 2025 (WAFA) – A colonist attacked the shrine of Sheikh Ahmed Ali Alaa al-Din al-Dajani, located in the Ma'man Allah Cemetery in occupied Jerusalem.

The Jerusalem governorate stated in a statement on Thursday that the colonist broke the original lock of the shrine and replaced it, installed an electric and water clock, and brought his own furniture into the shrine, which dates back nearly five centuries.

He also removed the tomb inside, as well as the identification sign indicating the shrine's identity and history.

The governorate noted that a member of the al-Dajani family, who maintains the shrine, discovered the attack during a regular visit to the site.

This prompted the family to file an official complaint with the Jerusalem Municipality, which evacuated the settler from the shrine on Wednesday and has so far refused to hand over the key to the new lock installed after the evacuation.

This constitutes a further violation of the family's rights to supervise and access the shrine, the governorate of Jerusalem said.

It held the occupation authorities fully responsible for this blatant attack on historic Islamic property, describing it as a fully fledged crime aimed at obliterating the historical and Islamic landmarks of the Holy City, as part of an ongoing colonial project aimed at altering the Arab, Islamic, and Christian identity of Jerusalem.

K.T