More than 60 zionist settlers defile Aqsa Mosque under police guard

According to the Islamic Awqaf Administration, 66 settlers toured the Mosque’s courtyard under police protection.

Some of the settlers reportedly performed Jewish prayers in the eastern area of the Mosque.

Meanwhile, extremist temple groups have incited their followers to march en masse to the Mosque to mark the Jewish Passover occasion.

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.

The zionist police close al-Maghariba Gate, which is used by Jews to enter the Mosque, at 10:30 am after the settlers complete their morning tours at the holy site. Later in the afternoon, the same gate is reopened for evening tours by settlers.

During the presence of settlers inside the Mosque compound, entry restrictions are imposed on Muslim worshipers at that the entrances leading to the Mosque, and their IDs are seized until they leave the holy place. (ILKHA)