OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)
Scores of extremist Jewish settlers desecrated the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem on Tuesday morning and later in the afternoon, amid tight restrictions on the entry of Muslim worshipers to the holy site.
According to local sources, at least 256 settlers entered the Mosque through its Maghariba Gate and provocatively 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 provocatively performed Talmudic prayers.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation police imposed movement and entry restrictions on Muslim worshipers at the Aqsa Mosque’s entrances and gates and prevented many of them from entering the holy site.
In a related context, Palestinian religious and national figures and institutions have called on Palestinian citizens to intensify their presence at the Aqsa Mosque during the coming days to protect it against mass desecration by settlers, especially during the upcoming Jewish Passover holiday.
