OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (Palestine Foundation Information Center) Dozens of Jewish settlers desecrated on Wednesday morning the Al-Aqsa Mosque after storming its courtyards from the Al-Maghariba Gate, under heavy police guard, according to the Islamic Endowment Department in occupied Jerusalem.
The Endowment Department reported that the intruding settlers organized provocative tours in the Al-Aqsa’s courtyards, and performed Talmudic rituals.
The occupation police imposed severe restrictions on Palestinian worshippers entering Al-Aqsa and detained some of them at the Mosque’s gates.
On Tuesday evening, the occupation police prevented the call to evening prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque, coinciding with the speech of head of the occupation state at Al-Buraq Square.
Well-informed sources in the Islamic Endowment Department in Jerusalem confirmed that the call to the evening prayer was made only from the Qibli Mosque, Al-Aqsa’s courtyards, and from the minaret of Bab al-Ghawanmeh, due to the presence of occupation police in the area.
The so-called “Temple groups” had earlier announced their intention to raise the Israeli flag inside Al-Aqsa Mosque on May 1, in celebration of what they call “Independence Day” and the declaration of the establishment of their state on the Palestinian land.
Except Fridays and Saturdays, Al-Aqsa Mosque is subjected every day to repeated violations and incursions by settlers and occupation police forces in an attempt to change its status quo.
