Hundreds of Israelis storm Al-Aqsa complex to celebrate Sukkot
JERUSALEM (AA) – Hundreds of Israeli settlers forced their way into the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday to mark the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
The Jordan-run Islamic Waqf Department, which oversees holy sites in Jerusalem, said in a statement that 776 settlers had stormed the Islamic holy site since morning.
According to eyewitnesses, right-wing member of Knesset (Israel’s Parliament) Itamar Ben-Gvir was among those who entered the site.
Israeli settlers are marking the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, a week-long festival which began on Monday.
On Tuesday, 1,519 settlers entered the Al-Aqsa complex to celebrate the festival, according to the Islamic Waqf Department.
Al-Aqsa Mosque is the world’s third-holiest site for Muslims. Jews call the area the “Temple Mount,” claiming it was the site of two Jewish temples in ancient times.
Israel occupied East Jerusalem, where Al-Aqsa is located, during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. It annexed the entire city in 1980, a move never recognized by the international community.
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