This Sunday morning, dozens of settlers stormed the courtyards of the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque, coinciding with calls to increase the raids in conjunction with the Jewish Festival of Lights.

According to local sources, dozens of settlers stormed the courtyards of the mosque, protected by the occupation police, and carried out provocative tours and performed Talmudic rituals in its courtyards.

The sources added that the occupation police stationed at the gates of the Old City and Al-Aqsa Mosque are obstructing Palestinian citizens’ access to the mosque.