More than 1000 illegal Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque amid Jewish Passover holiday
More than 1,000 illegal Israeli settlers forced their way into the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem Sunday to celebrate the Jewish Passover holiday.
More than 500 settlers stormed Al-Aqsa from the Mugharbah Gate and carried out provocative rounds and performed Talmudic rituals in its courtyards.
The Islamic Endowments Authority in Jerusalem said the settlers’ incursions were carried out under Israeli police protection.
Since the first day of Passover, which lasts a week, hundreds of illegal settlers have been storming the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex daily, under tight police measures.
It has caused serious tensions in various parts of Jerusalem’s Old City.
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 in a move never recognized by the international community.
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