Dozens of Jewish settlers and Israeli intelligence officers defiled the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque on Monday morning under Israeli police protection.
Jerusalemite sources reported that 93 settlers including 15 Talmudic students broke into the Al-Aqsa Mosque and performed provocative rituals.
14 officers of the occupation intelligence raided the chapels of the Al-Aqsa Mosque amid strict military measures according to the sources.
Al-Aqsa has witnessed incursions by the so-called Temple groups who perform Talmudic prayers in the Mosque amid calls for celebrating the Jewish Passover holiday inside the holy Islamic site.
The settler incursions are part of periodic tours aiming to change the fait accompli in the Holy City and Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Sheikh Ekremah Sabri had called for intensifying the Muslims’ presence at Al-Aqsa Mosque to confront the calls of the Temple groups.
He pointed out that Al-Aqsa Mosque has recently witnessed a noticeable escalation of the incursions into its courtyards by Jewish groups.
