On Thursday morning, scores of Jewish settlers desecrated the Aqsa Mosque under police protection. About 54 settlers, according to the Islamic Awqaf Authority, were allowed by the Israeli police to enter the Mosque through al-Maghariba Gate and tour its courtyards. Meanwhile, the Israeli police imposed entry restrictions on Muslim worshipers at the Islamic holy site’s entrances and gates. the Israeli police persist in allowing the settlers to defile the Mosque although such provocative break-ins at the Mosque are rejected by the Islamic Awqaf Authority.
