Dozens of Israeli settlers led by the extremist Israeli minister Uri Ariel stormed on Sunday Jerusalem’s holy al-Aqsa Mosque via the Maghareba Gate.
Israeli police troops escorted Ariel and a horde of fanatic settlers as they provocatively toured the Islamic site.
Over recent days Israeli fanatic groups stepped up calls for mass break-ins at al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam—in the upcoming days to celebrate the Hanukkah Jewish festival.