OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)
Hordes of extremist Jewish settlers desecrated the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem on Monday morning and later in the afternoon.
According to local sources, dozens of settlers entered the Mosque in groups through its Maghariba Gate and toured its courtyards under tight police guard.
A number of settlers escorted by police officers also gathered in the eastern area of the Mosque and embarked on performing Talmudic prayers.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation police prevented Muslim worshipers from entering the Islamic holy site during the settler tours.
In a related development, the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) set up towers and surveillance cameras on the Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on Sunday in order to monitor the movement of Muslim worshipers.
According to local sources, the IOA placed three concrete cubes on top of a building at the Mosque’s western area before erecting tall towers with security cameras affixed to them.
The IOA also replaced the old security cameras in different areas of the Mosque and the Old City of Jerusalem with news ones.
Such Israeli violations come as the Israeli government is expected to place restrictions on Muslim worshippers trying to pray at the Aqsa Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan, which will likely start on March 10.
