Dozens of Israeli settlers on Monday morning stormed the courtyards of al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem under the protection of the Israeli police.
About 44 settlers broke into al-Aqsa Mosque from the Israeli-controlled Bab al-Maghareba Gate and roamed the courtyards of the holy site for more than three hours in the presence of a large number of Israeli policemen and Special Forces Quds Press reported.
It noted that 12 Jewish students had broken into al-Aqsa Mosque during the morning shift of incursions.
Settlers’ incursions into al-Aqsa Mosque are carried out almost on a daily basis and they are done in two rounds: The first begins from 7 to 11 a.m. and the second starts after the Muslim noon prayer and lasts for an hour.
