the worshippers there. in preparntion for their eventual expulsion and the Judaization of the Mosque. The following are the most conspicuous assaults to which the AI-Haram Al-Sharif has heen exposed since the Israeli occupation in June 1%7. The crime of selling lire 10 lhc hlc"cd Al-Aq,a Mmquc was the first of the con,picuoth allcmpt, 1<1 dc·,1roy and dcmoli,h lhis Is­ lamic Holy Place. II occurred 011 .:!I Augu,1 l'Jli'J. whc·n a Zionist of Australian natio11ali1y. Michael l{ohan. started a lire in the Mosque. which rcsullcd in lhc burning of the Saladin 111i111har in ils c111ircty und of lhc ~0111h-ca,1c·rn parl of 1hc roof of 1he Mo,quc. The occu­ pation authoritic, 111c·rcly arrc,ted till· ni111inal. ,uh111i11ed him 10 a 110111i11al lrial. in the c·our,c of whi<.:11 lhcv dai111c·d that he was i11,a11c·. and an1ni11ed and rc·ka,cd hi111. Exc.-1. VATJO:-.s Exca,·ations have been carried out around and under the AI-Aqsa ~losque from both the west and the south in order to destroy the ~losque and cause cracks in its walls. Ostensibly, they constitute an attempt to search for the remains of the so-called Temple, but, in actuality. they are aimed at the destruction and elimination of the Islamic buildings contiguous to, abutting on and located along the Buraq Wall (Wailing Wall). The purpose is also to obtain possession of and destroy the AI-Haram Al-Sharif and to construct the Temple -on the site where the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock stand. The Israeli excavations around the Al-Aqsa Mosque began in late 1967 and have continued up to the present in nine stages, the most recent being the stage of the tunnel running from beneath the Buraq Wall to beneath the Dome of the Rock and extending to the sacred Al-Haram Al-Sharif. The Department of Islamic Awkaf discovered 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a historical account of the treatment of the Al-Aqsa Mosque by the Israeli occupation authorities, detailing various incidents of desecration, destruction, and excavation around the mosque. The text does not mention any economic, natural resource, environmental, or technological aspects, but rather focuses on the religious and cultural significance of the site.

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