OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (Palestine Foundation Information Center) Dozens of Jewish settlers stormed the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque on Thursday morning and performed Talmudic rituals in its courtyards, under heavy protection by the Israeli occupation police forces.
The settlers entered Al-Aqsa in successive groups from the Mughrabi Gate, conducting provocative tours and performing Talmudic rituals in the Mosque’s courtyards.
In a serious violation, a settler placed Tefillin prayer boxes on his head and prayed inside Al-Aqsa Mosque under the guard of occupation forces. Rabbi Yisrael Shalit also led public prayers and calls following the storming of the Mosque.
The occupation forces tightened their military measures around the Old City of Jerusalem and at the gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque, obstructing the entry of Palestinian citizens.
Recently, the Mosque witnessed settlers’ breaches of its courtyards with dancing, singing, and parties during the past days of the so-called “Hanukkah” holiday, especially in the eastern area near the Bab al-Rahmah prayer area.
These incursions come after incitement calls from alleged Temple groups to organize widespread incursions under the pretext of the Hanukkah holiday, which began on December 26 and lasted for a full week, during which large-scale incursions and Talmudic rituals were organized.
On the first day of Hanukkah last Thursday, the Israeli Minister of National Security, the extremist Ben Gvir, led the settlers’ storming of Al-Aqsa’s courtyards.
On the other hand, Palestinian calls have intensified to increase presence at Al-Aqsa Mosque to protect it from the settlers’ plans and the policies of the occupation government aimed at controlling it.
