{"id":432,"date":"2026-03-20T13:14:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T17:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/draftidf.co.il\/news\/?p=432"},"modified":"2026-03-20T13:14:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T17:14:07","slug":"istanbul-crowds-chant-with-spirit-and-blood-we-will-redeem-al-aqsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draftidf.co.il\/news\/istanbul-crowds-chant-with-spirit-and-blood-we-will-redeem-al-aqsa\/432\/","title":{"rendered":"Istanbul Crowds Chant &#8220;With Spirit and Blood, We Will Redeem Al-Aqsa&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An Istanbul crowd chanted \u201cWith spirit and blood, we will redeem Al-Aqsa\u201d on March 20, 2026, per a tweet from Open Source Intel. The clip posted by @Osint613 includes a video image of the gathering but does not identify organizers or provide crowd size. 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