JERUSALEM, December 26, 2018 (WAFA) – Extremist Israeli settlers Wednesday broke into al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied city of Jerusalem under heavy protection by Israeli police, according to sources.

Divided into groups, the settlers 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 Israeli police provided intense protection for them.

The settlers left through Bab al-Selsilah.

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

K.T./ K.F.