Hordes of Jewish settlers escorted by police forces desecrated the Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday morning.

According to local sources at least 84 settlers entered the Mosque in groups through al-Maghariba Gate and toured its courtyards under police guard.

Students of Jewish institutes intelligence officers and extremist rabbis were among the settlers who defiled the Mosque in morning tours.

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 are seized until they leave the holy place.

Scores of Jewish settlers escorted by police forces on Thursday morning entered the Aqsa Mosque and desecrated its courtyards.

The settlers flocked the Mosque in groups through its Maghariba Gate and toured its courtyards under police escort.

Eyewitnesses reported seeing some settlers performing rituals during the tours.

Meanwhile the Israeli police issued financial penalties against Muslim worshipers at the pretext of not wearing face masks during their presence inside the holy site.

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 are seized until they leave the holy place.

The Israeli occupation police who have no jurisdiction over the Aqsa Mosque also issue or extend arbitrary entry bans ordering Jerusalemite citizens and figures not to enter the Islamic holy site for weeks or months.

Recently after the Islamic Awqaf authority in Jerusalem reopened the Aqsa Mosque to Muslim worshipers following its closure for over two months as a measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus the Israeli police intensified the banishment of Palestinian citizens from the Islamic holy site.

During the last few days Aqsa entry ban orders were issued against dozens of Jerusalemite figures Aqsa employees and activists.

Such illegal policy is believed to be part of practices aimed at allowing Jewish settlers to perform rituals without Palestinian opposition and paving the way for the Israeli occupation state to control the holy site.

A horde of Jewish settlers on Tuesday morning continued their provocative break-ins at the Aqsa Mosque for the third consecutive day after the Islamic Awqaf authority reopened it to Muslim worshipers last Sunday.

According to local sources dozens of settlers entered the Mosque through al-Maghariba Gate and desecrated its courtyards in the presence of many police officers.

Some settlers were reportedly seen performing rituals during their tours at the Islamic holy site.

Meanwhile the Israeli occupation police kidnaped an Islamic Awqaf official called Husam Sidr during his presence in the Aqsa Mosque and hauled him to a detention center in the Old City of Jerusalem.

During the last two days dozens of settlers escorted by police forces resumed their tours at the Aqsa Mosque after the Islamic Awqaf reopened it for Muslim prayers for the first time since its closure in mid-March as a measure to contain the spread of coronavirus.