An official at the Islamic Waqf Department in Jerusalem, who preferred to remain anonymous, said that 298 Israeli extremists stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque in the morning, and 120 after the noon prayer.
The official confirmed that the raids took place in groups, guarded by Israeli police, through the Mughrabi Gate in the western wall of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Eyewitnesses, for their part, said that the raids included the performance of Talmudic rituals, prayers, and special dances on the eastern side of the mosque.
Today, Israelis began celebrating the so-called Jewish New Year, which culminates tomorrow, Tuesday.
On Sunday, dozens of Israeli settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque and performed a funeral prayer for American right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, who was killed on September 10.
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Since Itamar Ben-Gvir assumed his duties as Israel's Minister of National Security at the end of 2022, Tel Aviv's violations at Al-Aqsa Mosque have increased, according to the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf Department.
Palestinians assert that these incursions are part of intensive Israeli efforts to Judaize East Jerusalem, including Al-Aqsa Mosque, and obliterate its Arab and Islamic identity.
The Palestinians cling to East Jerusalem as the capital of their desired state, based on international legitimacy resolutions that do not recognize Israel's occupation of the city in 1967 or its annexation in 1980.
