According to local sources, dozens of settlers entered the Mosque in groups through its Maghariba Gate and toured its courtyards under police escort.

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.

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.

 Meanwhile, Jerusalemite activists and figures have urged their compatriots, who live in the holy city or are able to reach the holy city, to observe the dawn and Friday prayers at the Aqsa Mosque on the “Day of Arafah,” the 9th day of Dhul-Hijjah month (July 8).

They stressed the need for Muslim worshipers to intensify their presence at the Aqsa Mosque, especially during Islamic occasions, to protect it and foil any Israeli plots targeting the holy site. (ILKHA)