Illegal Israeli settlers have stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, chanting provocative songs and slogans inside its courtyards, the Jerusalem Governorate said.
The governorate published video footage showing illegal settlers inside the mosque compound during the Wednesday morning incursion.
Since 2003, Israeli police have allowed illegal Israeli settlers to enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound daily, except on Fridays and Saturdays.
According to a report released Sunday by the Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs, Israeli forces carried out 26 incursions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in June.
Palestinians say Israel has intensified efforts for decades to Judaise occupied East Jerusalem, including Al-Aqsa Mosque, and erase the city’s Arab and Islamic identity.
Palestinians seek East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state, citing international resolutions that do not recognise Israel’s occupation of the city in 1967 or its annexation in 1980.
