Dozens of Israeli settlers on Monday morning forced their way into al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of Israeli police to celebrate the new Hebrew year.
Spokesman for Jerusalem’s Islamic Awqaf Department Feras al-Dibs said that 93 Israeli settlers in the morning broke into the Mosque in consecutive groups via al-Maghareba Gate.
Al-Dibs told Quds Press that the settlers carried out provocative tours in al-Aqsa courtyards and performed Talmudic rituals adding that more settlers are expected to visit the Islamic site later in the day.
According to statistics published by the extremist Temple Mount Faithful Movement on Monday 28800 Jewish settlers broke into al-Aqsa Mosque during the Hebrew year 5778 which is the highest recorded number since Israel’s occupation of Jerusalem in 1967.
The Jewish organization added that this number indicates a 27% increase in the number of settlers visiting al-Aqsa Mosque compared to the pervious Hebrew year.
Temple Mount Faithful Movement is a radical Jewish movement established in 1967 following the Six Day War in Jerusalem. Its major goal is to help rebuild the alleged “Solomon Temple”.
