On Sunday, dozens of Israeli settlers, heavily guarded by Israeli police, stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem today and performed rituals, according to witnesses.
Located in occupied Jerusalem, the Al-Aqsa Mosque is the third holiest site for Muslims. It was also Islam’s first Qibla -the direction towards which Muslims must turn to pray- before that was changed to Mecca, in Saudi Arabia.
Israeli far-right activists have repeatedly pushed for an increased Jewish presence at Al-Aqsa, despite a joint guardianship agreement between Israel and Jordan.
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