The Israeli police on Wednesday evening arrested two Palestinian youths near Al-Asbat Gate in Jerusalem and sealed off some areas in the city.

Local sources said that the Israeli police kidnapped Mohammed Zaghir and Mohammed Najib at al-Asbat Gate one of al-Aqsa Mosque’s main doors.

Right after the incident the police closed the roads leading to al-Maghareba Gate and Silwan town.

Arrests closures and tight movement restrictions have been intensified over the past two days in Jerusalem as a large number of Jewish settlers plan to carry out mass break-ins into al-Aqsa Mosque and al-Buraq Wall area on Wednesday to mark the Tisha B’Av or the Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem.

Meanwhile many Jerusalemite activists have called on the Palestinians to intensify their presence in al-Aqsa Mosque to protect the holy site and thwart the settler break-in.

Israeli occupation police on Sunday abducted two Palestinian youths in Jerusalem City.

Local sources said that Israeli police forces arrested Mohammed Abdeen 16 from his home in Ras al-Amud neighborhood in Silwan town.

Another Palestinian named Rasheed al-Resheq 22 was arrested from his home in the Old City.

Meanwhile Israeli settlers closed Wadi Hilweh road in Silwan town for new construction work in nearby settler outposts.

The Israeli police on Sunday evening abducted two Palestinian citizens in al-Isawiya village northeast of Occupied Jerusalem.

Local residents said that Israeli police forces stormed the village late on Sunday and kidnapped the two youths.

They added that violent confrontations broke out between Palestinian citizens and the police. No injuries were reported.