Dozens of Israeli settlers on Tuesday morning broke into al-Aqsa Mosque amid heavy police presence.
Jerusalem’s Islamic Awqaf Department told Quds Press that 50 Israeli settlers forced their way into al-Aqsa Mosque and performed Talmudic rituals at al-Rahma Gate.
The Islamic Awqaf said that 20 students from religious institutes and Hebrew universities as well as 42 Israeli police officers were present in the site during the morning raid.
Israeli settlers carry out daily break-ins into al-Aqsa Mosque except on Fridays and Saturdays. They are usually conducted in two rounds: the morning and the afternoon.
According to the Islamic Awqaf the settlers enter the site through al-Maghareba Gate which has been under Israeli control since 1967 and leave through al-Silsila Gate while accompanied by large police forces.
