Dozens of Zionist settlers on Tuesday stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque, backed by occupation forces, an Israeli provocation that continued in the holy site for the second day.
The Islamic Endowments of Al-Quds announced that groups of Zionist settlers successively stormed the holy compound under heavy protection of occupation forces, Palestinian media reported.
Breaking| Scores of police-guarded Israeli settler fanatics storm the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem. pic.twitter.com/JN63iZx8Se
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) September 27, 2022
The Zionist settlers performed Jewish prayers and staged provocative tours in the courtyards of Al-Aqsa, according to Palestine Today.
Palestinian WAFA news agency reported that Israeli occupation forces launched a drone over Al-Aqsa as the settlers were storming the holy site.
Media coverage| Israeli occupation forces brutally assault a Palestinian young man inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, as police officers guard settler fanatics breaking into the holy site.#AlAqsaUnderAttack pic.twitter.com/0DT47EwtDf
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) September 27, 2022
Meanwhile, WAFA reported that Israeli occupation forces brutally attacked two Palestinian minors near one of Al-Aqsa gates and arrested them.
Tensions have been high in the occupied city as Israeli occupation has been securing the provocative storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by Zionist settlers marking the Jewish New Year. Earlier on Monday, fierce clashes were reported as dozens of Palestinians confronted occupation police attacks in the holy compound.
Source: Palestinian media (Translated and edited by Al-Manar English Website)
