Dozens of extremist Jewish settlers desecrated the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem on Tuesday morning and later in the afternoon.

According to local sources at least 248 settlers escorted by police officers entered the Mosque in groups through its Maghariba Gate and toured its courtyards under police protection.

During their tours at the Islamic holy site the settlers received lectures from rabbis about the alleged temple mount and a number of them performed Talmudic prayers in the eastern area of the Mosque.

Meanwhile the Israeli occupation police imposed movement and entry restrictions on Muslim worshipers at the Aqsa Mosque’s entrances and gates.

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.

Dozens of extremist Jewish settlers escorted by police officers desecrated the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem on Monday morning and later in the afternoon.

According to al-Qastal News website at least 243 settlers entered the Mosque in groups through its Maghariba Gate and toured its courtyards under police guard.

A number of settlers also performed Talmudic prayers in the eastern area of the Mosque.

Meanwhile the Israeli occupation police continued to impose restrictions on the entry of Muslim worshipers to the Mosque especially those who came from different areas of Jerusalem and 1948 occupied Palestine.

Recently Jerusalemite activists and religious figures called on their compatriots to intensify their presence at the Aqsa Mosque especially during the coming days warning that Jewish settler groups intend to mark the eight-day Hanukkah holiday at the Islamic holy site.

A large number of Jewish settlers on Sunday morning desecrated the Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards amid tight police protection.

Local sources in Occupied Jerusalem said that different groups of over 240 settlers escorted by police forces entered the Mosque and toured its courtyards and exterior passages.

They added that over 860 foreign tourists also toured the courtyards of the Islamic holy site in the morning.