Ramallah, June 14 (Petra)

Israeli occupation authorities have started digging and excavation works southwest of al-Buraq Yard south of Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Al Aqsa Foundation said in a statement on Thursday that such acts aim to build facilities for Jewish and foreign tourists, noting that it carried a visit to the area, where a large Israeli bulldozer was working there.

The foundation added that it will monitor these diggings for more details, affirming that such activities are within the Israeli plots to Judaize al-Buraq yard , which was established on the ruins of Al-Magarbah neighborhood that was destroyed by the occupation forces in 1967 and turned into a large prayer yard for Jews.

© Jordan News Agency - Petra 2012