Eyewitnesses said that dozens of colonists entered the holy site in groups, conducted provocative tours throughout the compound, and performed Talmudic rituals.
Groups of Israeli settlers have broken into al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem al-Quds in yet another desecration of the holy site under the police protection.
More than 40,000 Muslim worshipers have attended the congregational prayer on Eid al-Adha held at holy al-Aqsa Mosque amid restrictions by Israeli forces.
Iran has slammed the Israeli settlers over desecration of al-Aqsa Mosque and racist slogans against Palestinians during the annual flag march held at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound.
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More than 120 Jewish settlers have broken into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound under protection of Israeli forces to mark the Jewish celebration of Passover.
An estimated 30,000 worshipers held the Friday prayers at the blessed al-Aqsa mosque despite the tightened restrictions and beefed-up military deployments at the holy site gates and across the Old City of Jerusalem.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned in strongest terms the recent attack by Israeli soldiers targeting the Muslim worshipers at al-Aqsa Mosque.
The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has condemned the ongoing Israeli restrictions against Palestinian worshipers entering holy al-Aqsa Mosque during the fasting month of Ramadan.
The far-right Israeli minister, Itmar Ben Gvir has called on the Zionists to attack al-Aqsa Mosque during the fasting month of Ramadan in yet another anti-Muslim, anti-Palestinian move.
In a statement issued yesterday, the Islamic Endowments Department, Waqf, in the occupied city of Jerusalem said the iron barriers were installed at the gates of King Faisal, Al-Ghawanmeh and Al-Hadid, describing the move as “dangerous and unprecedented”.