Dozens of Jewish settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem under heavy protection of the Israeli police on Tuesday morning.
Local sources said that the settlers stormed Al-Aqsa in different groups through its Maghariba Gate and toured its courtyards in the morning.
During their tours at the Islamic holy site the settlers received lectures about the alleged temple mount.
Photos and videos were posted on social media showing the settlers forcing their way into the Islamic site while wearing Jewish religious clothing.
The Aqsa Mosque is exposed to daily desecration by Jewish settlers and police forces in the morning and the afternoon except on Fridays and Saturdays.
The Israeli police close al-Maghariba Gate which is used by Jews to enter the Mosque at 10:30 am after the settlers complete their morning tours at the holy site. Later in the afternoon the same gate is reopened for evening tours by settlers.
During the presence of settlers inside the Mosque compound entry restrictions are imposed on Muslim worshipers at the entrances leading to the Mosque and their IDs could be seized until they leave the holy place.
