About 68 Israeli settlers on Wednesday morning stormed al-Aqsa Mosque via al-Maghareba Gate which has been under Israeli control since 1967.
Media official at the Islamic Awqaf Department Feras al-Dibs said that dozens of Israeli settlers broke into al-Aqsa Mosque in the morning amid heavy police presence.
Al-Dibs told Quds Press that the Israeli police allowed 66 settlers to enter the Mosque and roam its courtyards adding that two Israeli intelligence officers were present during the break-in.
Settler break-ins into al-Aqsa Mosque are allowed every day in two rounds: in the morning and in the afternoon except Fridays and Saturdays.
