Dozens of extremist Jewish settlers stormed the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on Monday, entering from the Moroccan Gate, under heavy protection from Israeli occupation forces.
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The Islamic Waqf Department in occupied Jerusalem reported in a statement that the hardline settlers toured the mosque's courtyards and performed provocative Talmudic rituals in the eastern part of the mosque.
The Israeli occupation forces imposed strict measures on the entry of worshippers to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, checking their IDs and detaining some at the mosque's outer gates.
The so-called "Temple Mount" groups had called on extremist settlers to escalate their attempts to bring sacrifices and perform rituals for the Jewish Passover holiday inside and around the Al-Aqsa Mosque, starting today, a week before the official start of the holiday on April 13, which lasts for a week.
These calls are part of a broader effort by settlers to impose their religious rituals inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque, amid Palestinian warnings about the potential consequences of such actions on the situation in the holy city.
In response, Palestinian religious and national bodies have issued urgent calls to gather as many worshippers as possible in the mosque, particularly in the coming days leading up to the Jewish Passover holiday.
The Al-Aqsa Mosque faces daily violations and incursions by settlers, except on Fridays and Saturdays, under the protection of the Israeli police, in an attempt to take full control of the mosque and divide it temporally and spatially.
Since October 7, 2023, Israeli forces have continued their siege on the Al-Aqsa Mosque, restricting the entry of Muslim worshippers, tightening security measures at its gates, setting up iron barriers, and detaining visitors, obstructing their access.
