187 Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem
Occupied Jerusalem (QNN)- Dozens Israeli settlers broke into the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied Jerusalem today.
Under the occupation forces protection, 147 Israeli settlers stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque during the morning break-in session and 40 others during the afternoon break-in session.
بحماية مشددة من قوات الاحتلال.. 147 مستوطناً اقتحموا المسجد الأقصى صباح اليوم pic.twitter.com/exCQhctZyG
— AlQastal القسطل (@AlQastalps) June 17, 2021
The settlers entered through the Al-Mughrabi Gate and were provoking the Palestinian worshipers in the mosque courtyards by performing Talmudic prayers before they left it through the Al-Silsila Gate.
مستوطنون يقتحمون المسجد الأقصى قبل قليل بحماية قوات الاحتلال pic.twitter.com/MACFOhAXsb
— AlQastal القسطل (@AlQastalps) June 17, 2021
The Israeli forces also arrested today Abdel Karim Qaoud, a guard at Al-Aqsa Mosque, after assaulting and beating him in Al-Silsileh Gate.
Israeli forces always attack and assault Palestinian worhipers at the courtyards of the Mosque with sound grenades, rubber bullets and pepper gas.
The forces also station at the gates of the mosque and detain dozens of Palestinian young men and boys, after assaulting them.
Israeli occupation authorities allow settler incursions to the mosque since 2003, despite repeated objections and warnings by the Palestinian religious authorities as the visits provoke worshippers of the mosque.
Al-Aqsa Mosque is the third holiest site in Islam which located in occupied Jerusalem.
