OCCUPIED JERUSALEM(Palestine Foundation Information Center) Scores of extremist Jewish settlers desecrated the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem on Thursday morning and later in the afternoon to mark the Purim festival, amid tight restrictions on the entry of Muslim worshipers to the holy site.
According to al-Qastal news website, at least 191 settlers entered the Mosque through its Maghariba Gate and provocatively 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 provocatively performed Talmudic prayers.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation police imposed movement and entry restrictions on Muslim worshipers at the Aqsa Mosque’s entrances and gates and prevented many of them from entering the holy site.
Settler groups and Israeli police forces take advantage of the Jewish holidays and events to intensify their break-ins at the Aqsa Mosque.
