Dozens of extremist Jewish settlers escorted by Israeli occupation police officers desecrated Al-Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards on Wednesday morning, amid tight restrictions on the entry of Muslim worshipers to the holy site.
According to the Islamic Awqaf Administration in the holy city, dozens of settlers entered the Mosque 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 from rabbis about the alleged temple mount and a number of them provocatively performed Talmudic prayers.
Social media photos showed settlers performing full prostration with their bodies pressed flat on the ground after entering Al-Aqsa Mosque, particularly near the Dome of the Rock.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation police imposed movement and entry restrictions on Muslim worshipers at Al-Aqsa Mosque’s entrances and gates and prevented many of them from entering the holy site.
