Dozens of settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque

A group of settlers and the Israeli police in front of the Dome of the Rock mosque.

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The Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem announced that dozens of settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque, yesterday, from the Mughrabi Gate, under the strict protection of the Israeli police.

The Endowments Department said, in a statement reported by the Palestinian News and Information Agency, Wafa, that “successive groups of settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque since the morning hours, carried out provocative tours, and performed Talmudic rituals in its courtyards.”

The agency indicated that the "alleged Temple" groups began mobilizing their supporters to carry out massive storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque, on the Jewish holiday of lights (Hanukkah), which begins on December 18 and lasts for eight days.

According to the agency, Jerusalemite calls have been made to intensify the crowds and ties in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, explaining that the Al-Aqsa Mosque is exposed daily, except for Friday and Saturday, to a series of settler incursions, in the morning and evening periods, and these incursions intensify on Israeli holidays and occasions.

In addition, a second person died as a result of the bombing that occurred last Wednesday at a bus station in Jerusalem, succumbing to his injuries, according to a hospital spokesman. The first (16 years old) died after the accident and 18 others were injured, including the person who died later.

Acting Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid published a tweet on the social networking site "Twitter", in which he expressed his sympathy for the family of the deceased, saying that the medical teams worked to treat him until the last moment.

It remains unclear who planted the bombs and no group has claimed responsibility for them.

Police say investigations are ongoing.

The security presence in the city has been significantly strengthened.

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