Hordes of Israeli settlers stormed on Wednesday morning Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam—via the Maghareba Gate.
Israeli police cordoned the plazas of al-Aqsa Mosque at the crack of dawn to secure the break-in.
Public relations chief at the Islamic Awqaf Department Firas al-Dabes said 103 Israeli intelligence officers and 85 Israeli settlers showed up at the site in groups and carried out sacrilegious tours.
At the same time Israeli police cracked down on Muslim worshipers at the main entrances to the site blocking their access to the Mosque to perform their daily prayers.
