Dozens of Jewish settlers escorted by Israeli police forces on Thursday morning desecrated the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem.
The settlers entered the Mosque and toured its courtyards where they performed Talmudic rituals under police protection.
Jewish settlers have recently escalated their break-ins into al-Aqsa under the pretext of Jewish holidays.
The Al-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 Israeli 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 worshippers at the entrances leading to the Mosque and their IDs could be seized until they leave the holy place.
