According to local sources, dozens of settlers entered the Mosque in different groups through its Maghariba Gate and toured its courtyards.
During their tours at the Islamic holy site, the settlers received lectures from rabbis about the alleged temple mount and a number of them provocatively performed Talmudic prayers.
Meanwhile, the zionist occupation police imposed movement restrictions on Muslim worshipers in the Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards and at its entrances and gates.
A Palestinian young man, a resident of Umm al-Fahm City in 1948 occupied land, was detained by zionist police officers during his presence at the Aqsa Mosque in the morning.
The Aqsa Mosque is exposed to daily desecration by Jewish settlers and police forces in the morning and the afternoon except on Fridays and Saturdays.
In this regard, senior Hamas official Shaker Amara has warned of extremist settler groups’ attempts to impose a new fait accompli at the Aqsa Mosque, describing their recent calls on their followers to desecrate the Islamic holy site en masse as “a dangerous attempt to change the historical and legal status quo at the Mosque. “
In press remarks on Wednesday, Amar affirmed that the Palestinian people are ready to defend and protect their Aqsa Mosque and holy sites against any attempt by settlers to defile it during the coming days. (ILKHA)