BAITUL MAQDIS - Far-right Jewish settlers early Sunday stormed the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem. Israeli police guarded the Jewish settlers during the raid, reported Anadolu Agency.
The police began to be deployed around the Qibla Masjid and did not allow the Palestinians inside to go outside.
They later started to take the Jewish settlers into the Al-Aqsa Mosque under intense security measures.
Earlier, the Israeli police did not allow young Palestinians to enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex for morning prayers.
The Palestinians, who were not allowed in, performed morning prayers around the mosque.
Tension escalated across Palestinian territories after Israeli forces stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in East Jerusalem and forcibly removed worshippers on Tuesday and..
