Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed on Sunday morning Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam—via the Maghareba Gate.
62 Israeli settlers escorted by policemen broke into al-Aqsa Mosque as part of the morning break-in shift and carried out a round of sacrilegious tours that lasted for four hours according to Jerusalem’s Awqaf authorities.
Another round of break-ins is expected to be carried out during the afternoon shift.
At the same time the peaceful Muslim worshipers have been subjected to tough crackdowns and restrictions by heavily-armed Israeli police near the main entrances to the site. Several worshipers have been searched and dozens more have had their IDs seized while attempting to enter al-Aqsa to perform their daily prayers.
