JERUSALEM, January 1, 2025 (WAFA) – Hundreds of Israeli colonists Wednesday stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied city of Jerusalem, according to local sources.

They said that approximately 630 Jewish supremacist colonists, under the protection of the occupation forces, barged their way into the compound and performed provocative rituals and tours inside, at a time when the occupation forces denied Palestinians access to the Old City of Jerusalem and the mosque compound.

Since the onset of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and the West Bank in October 2023, the occupation forces have beefed up restrictions at the gates of the site and the Old City of Jerusalem. During the same period, over 68,000 Israeli colonists stormed the mosque compound.

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