Hamas: Israel to pay heavy price for attacking Al-Aqsa

A senior member of the Palestinian Hamas movement's political bureau warned about the dire consequences of any Israeli aggression against the Al-Aqsa mosque, and stressed that the Zionist regime will pay a heavy price if it dares to make such a grave mistake. minister Ariel Sharon did in 2000 and there is a possibility for sparking another Intifada (due to such actions)," Salah Bardewil told FNA on Tuesday. He warned about the dire consequences of the Zionist regime's aggression against the Al-Aqsa mosque, and said the Palestinian nation will defend its sanctities sincerely and vigorously. A senior Palestinian journalist had earlier in an article stressed that protecting the Al-Aqsa Mosque from fanatic Zionist Jews is a vital responsibility of every Muslim. In an editorial in Al-Jazeerah website, Khalid Amayreh called on Muslims to protect Islam's holy places in the Holy Quds (Jerusalem). "Attacking or destroying or burning the Islamic house of worship of 1400 years would spark off religious wars between Muslims and Jews, wars that would only end when the redeemer or Jewish Messiah appears," he said in the article.