Dozens of extremist Jewish settlers desecrated the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem on Monday morning and later in the afternoon.
According to local sources at least 203 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 performed Talmudic prayers in the eastern area of the Mosque.
Meanwhile the Israeli occupation police continued to tighten their restrictions on the entry of Muslim worshipers to the Mosque prevented many of them from praying at the holy site and expelled others from its courtyards.
In another context Jerusalemite officials have accused the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) of obstructing 27 renovation projects at the Aqsa Mosque.
According to them these projects include important repairs to water pipelines floors rooftops and domes.
They highlighted the Mosque’s need for continuous maintenance without any restrictions accusing the IOA of seeking to control the Islamic holy site.
