Dozens of Jewish settlers escorted by police forces desecrated the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem on Wednesday morning and later in the afternoon.
According to al-Qastal news agency 273 settlers entered the Mosque through al-Maghariba Gate and toured its courtyards under police protection.
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.
The Aqsa Mosque is exposed to daily desecration by Jewish settlers and police forces in the morning and the afternoon except on Fridays and Saturdays.
During the presence of settlers inside the Mosque compound entry restrictions are imposed on Muslim worshipers at the entrances and gates of the Mosque.
