More than 130 extremist Jewish settlers on Sunday forced entry into East Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, where they attempted to perform Talmudic rituals, a Palestinian official has said.
“Around 135 extremist settlers stormed the mosque holy compound through Al-Mugharbeh gate under the protection of Israeli police officers,” Sheikh Azzam al-Khatib, director-general of Al-Aqsa Affairs, told Anadolu.
Al-Khatib stated that, “The Jewish settlers tried to perform Talmudic rituals near the Al-Qibali mosque and the Dome of the Rock but they were prevented from doing so by Muslim worshipers and the mosque guards”.
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Despite retaliation by Muslim worshipers, dozens of Jewish settlers managed to perform Talmudic rituals at Al-Qataneen and Lions’ gates, Al-Khatib stated.
Al-Khatib added that, “The [Jordan-run] Religious Endowments Authority condemns these provocative incursions by Jewish settlers”.
(MEMO, PC)
