Dozens of Zionist settlers stormed the courtyards of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque on Sunday from the Almugharba Gate under the protection of the Israeli occupation forces, marking the commemoration of the so-called “destruction of the Temple”.
Israeli occupation army forces reinforced deployment in Al-Aqsa Mosque vicinity to secure settlers while l they were storming the Holy Shrine’s courtyards.
Hardcore Zionist parliament member Itamar Ben-Gvir led hundreds of Jewish extremist l settlers in a provocative march through the Old City of occupied, performing Talmudic prayers amid tight protection by the occupation forces.
In addition, the occupation forces closed the entrance to the Ras al-Amud neighbourhood and prevented the residents from leaving and reaching the perimeter of the Bab al-Asbat area.
The so-called “Union of Temple Organisations” had called on their supporters and settlers to participate widely in the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque on Sunday.