»(VIDEO) Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa – IMEMC News

Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque, under the armed security of the Israeli police, on Wednesday before the Jewish holiday of Tisha Báb.

Tisha Báb Av, in particular, commemorates the destruction of The First and Second Temple, which Jews believe to be located where is the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third most sacred place of Islam.

Local witnesses told Ma that dozens of Israeli settlers escorted by Israeli police stormed the Aqsa Mosque across the Moroccan gate, which Israeli forces took under their control since the beginning of the occupation.

Eyewitnesses added that the raids were in the form of large, consecutive groups of Israeli settlers entering the compound. Police forces were deployed throughout the complex and at the entrance gates of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, confiscating identity cards from Palestinian youth and women, to allow them to remain in detention. enter the enclosure.

Firas L-Dibs, a spokesman for the Islamic Foundation (Waqf) told Ma that on Wednesday at 9:15, 237 right-wing Israeli settlers entered through the Moroccan gate and visited the city. pregnant with Al-Aqsa.

He added that many Israeli settlers performed religious rites during the raid.

Although the Jewish visit is allowed in the precincts, non-Muslim worship is forbidden under an agreement signed between Israel and the Jordanian government. Illegal occupation of East Jerusalem by Israel in 1967.

Despite the agreement with Jordan – who is the guardian of Al-Aqsa – Israeli authorities regularly allow Jewish visitors to enter on the site, often under armed guard. Such visits are usually made by right-wing groups that attempt to disrupt the status quo at the site and coincide with restrictions on Palestinian access, including entry and detention bans.

In the two videos below, large groups of Israeli settlers are escorted by Israeli police into the compound:

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