Dozens of Jewish settlers on Sunday morning stormed the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Al-Quds (Jerusalem) and desecrated its courtyards under tight police protection.

An official source from the Islamic Awqaf Authority told Quds Press that at least 59 settlers toured the Mosque’s courtyards and plateaus and received explanations from rabbis about the alleged temple mount.

The source added that several settlers performed rituals near al-Rahma Gate of the Mosque under police guard.

The Aqsa Mosque is exposed to daily desecration by Jewish settlers in the morning and the afternoon except on Fridays and Saturdays.
 
The Israeli police close al-Maghariba Gate, which is used by Jews to enter the Mosque, at 10:30 am after the settlers complete their morning tours at the holy site. Later in the afternoon, the same gate is reopened for evening tours by settlers.

During the presence of settlers inside the Mosque compound, entry restrictions are imposed on Muslim worshipers at the entrances leading to the Mosque and their IDs are seized until they leave the holy place.