Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque under Israeli police protection

A group of settlers, escorted by heavily armed Israeli occupation forces, forcibly entered Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

The Palestinian news agency, Wafa, reported that dozens of settlers, led by the notorious extremist Yehudah Glick, invaded the mosque in coordinated groups, conducting inflammatory tours within its courtyards.  

Since Israel’s full-scale assault on Gaza and the West Bank began in October 2023, over 68,000 settlers have stormed Al-Aqsa, shielded by Israeli police.

This systematic violation has been accompanied by increasingly restrictive measures on Palestinian access to the mosque and the Old City, further entrenching Israeli control over the holy site.