At least 137 Jewish settlers Wednesday morning stormed the plazas of al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of Israeli police.
The police closed the Israeli-controlled al-Maghareba gate after the incursion and tried to hinder the sit-in held by the Jerusalemite worshipers at al-Majlis gate.
Quds Press reported that Israeli policemen assaulted two female journalists at the area and arrested a young man after beating him. Another Palestinian man was assaulted at Hetta gate.
Earlier on Tuesday evening the police rounded up five Palestinians at al-Asbat and al-Amoud gates. Israeli forces injured 13 others with rubber bullets while quelling worshipers in the evening hours.
Israeli police at dawn Wednesday banned Palestinian men under the age of 40 years from accessing al-Asbat gate.
