JERUSALEM, August 12, 2018 (WAFA) – Extremist Israeli settlers on Sunday broke into al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem under heavy protection by Israeli police, said WAFA correspondent in Jerusalem.

He said the settlers, divided into groups, broke into the Muslim holy site through Bab al-Magharba Gate and went on provocative tours in the vicinity of the mosque to perform Talmudic rituals as the Israeli police provided intense protection for them.

Israeli settlers have repeatedly provoked Muslim worshippers and Islamic Waqf guards during previous provocative visits to the Islamic holy site.

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