JERUSALEM, November 10, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli colonists vandalized on Monday several graves in the Bab al-Rahma cemetery, adjacent to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

The Jerusalem Governorate issued a brief statement saying that colonists had vandalized multiple graves in the Bab al-Rahma cemetery, which borders the eastern wall of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

The Bab al-Rahma cemetery is subject to repeated attacks by colonists who perform Talmudic rituals with the aim of seizing it. It is also being subjected to excavation work by Israeli authorities to construct a base for the Judaizing cable car project encircling the Old City.

The Bab al-Rahma cemetery covers an area of ​​approximately 23 dunams (1.2 acres) and contains the graves of several companions of the Prophet Muhammad, most notably Ubadah ibn al-Samit and Shaddad ibn Aws, as well as the graves of fighters who participated in the conquest of Jerusalem.

The Israeli government also intends to convert part of the cemetery into a biblical garden as part of a boarder plane to Judaize the Old City.

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