Around 600 Israeli occupiers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem on Thursday under Israeli police protection, a local official told Anadolu Agency.
“At least 584 occupiers stormed the mosque compound during the morning period through the Moroccan Gate in its western wall under police protection,” an official from the Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem said, requesting anonymity.
Additional groups are expected to enter the mosque compound after noon prayers, the official added.
Eyewitnesses said the incursions included Talmudic rituals, prayers and dancing, in violation of the longstanding status quo at Al-Aqsa Mosque.
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