Dozens of Jewish settlers on Monday broke into the courtyards of the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque from the Maghareba Gate under Israeli police protection.

The occupation police prevented Muslim worshipers from accessing Al-Aqsa this morning.

The Islamic Endowments Department in Occupied Jerusalem said that 84 settlers defiled the Al-Aqsa Mosque during the morning period and they carried out provocative tours in its courtyards.

The settlers received explanations about the alleged temple and performed Talmudic rituals in front of the al-Rahma Gate chapel and the Dome of the Rock.

The Israeli police also provided protection for foreign dignitaries who roamed in the Mosque’s courtyards.

Al-Aqsa Mosque is witnessing daily except on Fridays and Saturdays incursions and violations by settlers and the occupation police in two shifts in the morning and evening.

Jewish settlers broke into the courtyards of the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday morning under Israeli police protection.

Jerusalemite sources reported that 39 settlers stormed Al-Aqsa from the Maghareba Gate and performed provocative tours amid an intense deployment of the occupation police in the Mosque’s courtyards and at its main gates.

Al-Aqsa Mosque is witnessing daily incursions and violations by settlers and the occupation police. The frequency of these incursions increases during the period of the Jewish holidays.

The storming is usually carried out from the Maghareba Gate to the al-Silsila Gate passing through the al-Rahma Gate area during which Jewish settlers perform Talmudic rituals.

The occupation authorities imposed strict and comprehensive lockdown on Jerusalem under the pretext of the coronavirus for 40 days and prevented anyone from walking more than a kilometer from the vicinity of his/her home.

Calls continue for all Muslims in 1948 Occupied Palestine and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to intensify their presence at Al-Aqsa Mosque to confront the Jewish settlers’ incursions.