Dozens of Israeli settlers on Monday defiled al-Aqsa Mosque under police protection.
Media official at Jerusalem’s Islamic Awqaf Department Feras al-Dibs said that the Israeli police opened al-Maghareba Gate at 7 a.m. in preparation for the break-in.
Al-Dibs told Quds Press that Israeli police forces escorted the settlers as they toured the Mosque’s courtyards.
He added that about 44 settlers forced their way into the Mosque and performed Talmudic rituals under the protection of Israeli police before they left through al-Silsila Gate.
In another context Israeli police on Sunday decided to ban the Palestinian women Aida Saidawi and Nafisa Khweis from visiting al-Aqsa Mosque for two weeks after interrogating them for hours.
