Dozens of extremist Jewish settlers desecrated the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem on Wednesday morning and later in the afternoon.
According to al-Qastal News website at least 152 settlers escorted by police officers entered the Mosque in groups through its Maghariba Gate and toured its courtyards.
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 in the eastern area of the Mosque.
Meanwhile the Israeli occupation police continued to impose restrictions on the entry of Muslim worshipers to the Mosque and harassed a number of them during their presence in its courtyards and the entrances leading to it.
In a related context Jerusalem affairs researcher Jamal Amr warned of Israeli intents to close the Aqsa Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan describing such a step as “dangerous aggression” against the Islamic holy site.
He quoted Hebrew media sources as saying the Israeli government intends to close the Aqsa Mosque for 10 days during Ramadan warning that this measure would lead to a bloodbath.
