Jewish settler groups stormed al-Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday amid Palestinian calls for mobilization and intensifying presence at the holy site ahead of Eid al-Adha.

The settlers entered the Mosque in different groups through its Magharaba Gate and performed Talmudic rituals during their provocative tours.

The settlers’ almost-daily tours come as part of the Israeli attempts to impose a temporal and spatial division at al-Aqsa Mosque.

Meanwhile Palestinian activists launched calls for intensifying presence at the Mosque during the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah ahead of Eid al-Adha.

New settler groups stormed Thursday morning al-Aqsa Mosque via the Israeli-controlled al-Magharibeh gate amid heavy police protection.

Israeli forces were deployed in large numbers in and around the Mosque to pave the way for the settlers’ break-in.

On the other hand Israeli police continued to prevent a number of Jerusalemite women from having access to al-Aqsa for allegedly being involved in protests against settlers’ presence in the holy shrine.

Tension remained high in and around al-Aqsa Mosque since early October 2015 after Israeli police repeatedly stormed the site and restricted Palestinians’ access into it while allowing large numbers of settlers to access the holy site under heavy protection.