Israeli police forces on Thursday afternoon raided Bab al-Rahma prayer area at al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem and arrested three Palestinian citizens.
Eyewitnesses said that Israeli police officers broke into Bab al-Rahma prayer area with their shoes on and wreaked havoc on it.
The police further arrested three Palestinians who were standing near Bab al-Rahma cemetery. The detainees are Khaled al-Zir Adham Zaitoun and Mohammed Sandouka.
Local sources reported that the detainees were transferred to an interrogation center near Bab al-Asbat in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Earlier on the day dozens of Jewish settlers defiled al-Aqsa Mosque amid heavy police presence with restrictions tightened on the Palestinian worshipers entering the site.
