JERUSALEM,  April 16, 2025 (WAFA) - Hundreds of colonists stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday under heavy protection from Israeli occupation police, on the fourth day of the Jewish Passover holiday.

According to the Jerusalem Governorate, hundreds of colonists stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound from al-Mughrabi Gate in successive groups and performed Talmudic rituals.

The Israeli occupation police imposed strict security measures, transforming the mosque and its surrounding area into a military outposts, preventing many citizens from entering, and confiscating their ID cards at the external gates.

Yesterday, Al-Aqsa Mosque saw a large-scale storming, involving more than 1,220 colonists, during which rituals were performed.

The extremist group "The Temple Mount is in Our Hands" launched promotional campaigns to encourage colonists to storm Al-Aqsa Mosque, including providing transportation at reduced prices and organizing free tours, as part of what it calls the "central storming days" during the Passover holiday.

K.T