Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed on Wednesday morning Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam—via the Maghareba Gate and took fury-rousing snapshots.
A horde of 44 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. Dozens more are expected to show up at the site in the next few hours.
Israeli police troops have been stationed at the site since the early morning to protect the settlers.
The settlers took selfies as soon as they caught sight of the Dome of the Rock stirring the anger of the Muslim worshipers who were praying at the site.
Extremist Israelis were also spotted as performing sacrilegious rituals near al-Rahma Gate.
At the same time the peaceful Muslim worshipers have been subjected to tough crackdowns and restrictions by the 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.
