News - Middle East: A leading Palestinian human rights organization has condemned Israel for preventing Palestinians from accessing the Ibrahimi Mosque in the southern occupied West Bank city of al-Khalil, saying the move is “a violation of international law.”

The Department of Human Rights and Civil Society in the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) made the remarks in a statement on the anniversary of the 1994 Ibrahimi Mosque massacre, during which some 30 Palestinian worshipers were killed and 150 others wounded, saying the measure violates all international agreements related to human rights and freedom of worshipers, Palestine’s official Wafa news agency reported on Sunday.   

“Since 25 February, 1994, Palestinians have been prevented from reaching the mosque, praying inside it and broadcasting the call to prayer a lot of times,” the statement said.