West Bank & Jerusalem
Settlers storm Al-Aqsa mosque under Israeli military protection
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Dozens of settlers breached Al-Aqsa mosque Sunday morning through the Moroccan Gate, Shehab Wire reported, with heavy protection from Israeli occupation forces. The group performed Talmudic religious rituals inside the compound during the incursion, according to the agency's account of the raid.
The breach represents the latest episode in an escalating pattern of settler incursions targeting the mosque. Israeli authorities have facilitated repeated raids on the site despite international criticism, with Palestinians and observers warning that such actions undermine the longstanding arrangements governing access to the holy site and raise tensions in the occupied territories.
