Dozens of Israeli occupation settlers on Monday and under heavy protection of Israeli forces broke into Solomon's Pools south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.

Local sources reported that at least 100 settlers stormed the site under tight protection by Israeli occupation forces. The settlers were allowed to carry out Talmudic rituals at the site.

Solomon's Pools have been subjected to frequent incursions by settlers in an attempt to take over control of the touristic site, which they claim to be of religious importance to them.

The pools are three ancient reservoirs, dated back to the period of the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman, and located in the south-central West Bank in the Palestinian-controlled Area A.