West Bank & Jerusalem
8,346 settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque during August
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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The Palestinian Information Center reported Wednesday that 8,346 settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque throughout August 2026, Shehab Wire reported. The center said the intrusions were distributed across the month's days in what it characterized as provocative incursions.
The figure represents a sustained pattern of settler entries into the mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem. Such breaches have become routine, drawing repeated Palestinian condemnation and international concern over access and security at the Islamic holy site. Settlers typically enter the compound under Israeli military escort during designated hours, a practice Palestinians view as inflammatory and a violation of the site's sanctity.
