JERUSALEM, Monday, March 27, 2023 (WAFA) – Scores of Jewish extremists today stormed the Muslim holy place, Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City, under heavy protection from the Israeli police provoking Muslims observing the holy fasting month of Ramadan, according to the Islamic Waqf department, which is in charge of the Muslim holy places in occupied Jerusalem.

It said the extremists, divided into groups, stormed the compound since the early morning hours and performed Jewish rituals within its walled yards despite a ban on that considering that worship or religious rituals are confined to Muslims only, as agreed in the decades-old status quo.

Israeli occupation forces meanwhile intensified measures against Palestinians seeking to reach the Mosque for worship during this holy month, inspecting their IDs and briefly detaining some of them.

The forces also broke into the compound and forcefully removed the worshippers, many seeking to hold all-night prayers at the Mosque, in order to clear the compound for the morning storming by the Jewish fanatics of the Muslim holy place, which is considered a provocation to the feelings of the Muslim worshippers.

Y.S./M.K.