More than 1,300 settlers accompanied by Ben Gvir breach Al-Aqsa Mosque - Sarmad

More than 1,300 settlers breached the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound since Thursday morning, including the so-called extremist National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, in what they refer to as the “anniversary of the destruction of the Temple,” under the protection of the occupation police, who allowed the number of individuals in each group during the raids to increase to approximately 150 settlers.

The Jerusalem Municipality stated in a press release that “occupation forces continue to impose strict measures at the entrances to Al-Aqsa Mosque and in the surrounding Old City area, preventing worshippers from entering,” noting that a limited number of worshippers managed to enter the mosque and perform the Fajr prayer before occupation forces assaulted them and several citizens with beatings.

The municipality added that occupation forces are heavily deployed across the various courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, explaining that settlers continued performing Talmudic rituals during their incursions, including the so-called “prostration on the ground” in the eastern part of the mosque and chanting loudly.

It clarified that the so-called “extremist Temple groups” continued mobilizing their supporters with the aim of reaching a total of 5,000 settlers during today’s raids.