Groups of extremist Israeli settlers, guarded by heavily armed occupation police officers, stormed the courtyards of the noble Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Tuesday morning and afternoon, violating the sanctity of Islam's third-holiest site while Palestinian worshippers faced harsh movement bans.

According to local Jerusalemite media outlet Al-Qastal News, at least 176 settlers broke into the sanctuary in sequential groups through the historic Maghariba (Moroccan) Gate. Once inside the sacred grounds, the group toured the courtyards under explicit police protection.

During the incursions, rabbis delivered provocative lectures to the groups promoting the narrative of the "alleged temple mount." Several settlers proceeded to perform Talmudic rituals and prayers directly inside the Islamic sanctuary, in open defiance of longstanding agreements governing the site.

While facilitating the incursions of the radical groups, Israeli occupation forces imposed severe restrictions at the gates leading into the Al-Aqsa compound. Police denied entry to numerous Muslim men and women seeking to pray, detaining several worshippers and turning away many others as part of an ongoing policy to restrict Palestinian presence at the holy site. (ILKHA)