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JERUSALEM
Hundreds of Israeli settlers entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem Wednesday, according to a Palestinian official.
"Since the morning, more than 330 settlers have entered the compound, accompanied by about twenty policemen," said Firas al-Dibis, an official of the Jordanian Religious Authority of Jerusalem, in a statement.
"The settlers entered through the door of Al-Mugharbeh and went around the camp before leaving the door of Al-Silsila," he added.
For Muslims, Al-Aqsa is the third most sacred site in the world. The Jews, for their part, refer to the area as the "Temple Mount", claiming that it was the site of two Jewish temples in ancient times.
Israel occupied East Jerusalem during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. It annexed the entire city in 1980, claiming it as the capital of the Jewish state – a movement never recognized by the international community.
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