Extremist Temple organizations subsidize transportation costs for those wishing to storm the mosque during Passover.

152 settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque, perform prayers, and commit violations at Bab al-Rahma.

Yesterday, 152 settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque through the Mughrabi Gate, under the protection of a large force of police, special forces, and undercover soldiers. Meanwhile, the extremist group "The Temple Mount is in Our Hands" published an announcement to its fans yesterday, stating that "subsidized transportation" and "free tours" of the Al-Aqsa Mosque would be available to those wishing to participate in the raids during the "Jewish Passover" holiday. The group called on its fans to contact them to book and participate in these trips.

For several years, Temple organizations, in cooperation with the Ministry of Jerusalem Affairs in the Israeli government, have been providing free transportation to Jerusalem for those wishing to celebrate biblical holidays there, and for those wishing to storm the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Passover extends over a week, from sunset on Saturday, April 12, until sunset on Saturday, April 19, 2025. It includes five days of major raids on Al-Aqsa Mosque, during which Temple groups seek to impose animal sacrifices inside Al-Aqsa Mosque as a form of "moral establishment of the Temple" and as a way to hasten the "coming of the Messiah," which they believe is awaited.

The Islamic Waqf Department in occupied Jerusalem reported that the number of settlers who stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque yesterday, Wednesday morning, was 81, in addition to 20 students from Talmudic and Torah colleges in the Old City. Meanwhile, the number of foreign and Jewish tourists who stormed through the Mughrabi Gate, who accompanied and participated in the settlers' tours, reached 230 tourists. Protected by large forces of heavily armed police and special forces, they toured the mosque's corridors and platforms, performed rituals in its eastern area, and then left through the Chain Gate after receiving explanations from the so-called Temple groups.

The Islamic Endowments Authority stated that the number of settlers who participated in the raids after the noon prayer yesterday amounted to 51, and the number of Jewish and foreign tourists was 18.

She explained that the occupation police tightened restrictions on the entry of worshippers arriving to the mosque, especially at the Majlis-Nazer and Asbat gates, checking their IDs and detaining some of them at its outer gates. They also tightened restrictions on the deported worshippers, both male and female, who had gathered at Asbat Gate and performed prayers in Al-Ghazali Square near the Bab al-Rahma cemetery.

The so-called "Temple Groups" called on settlers to escalate their attempts to bring in and slaughter Passover sacrifices into and around Al-Aqsa Mosque, starting today, leading up to the official holiday on April 13.

These calls come amid escalating attempts by settlers to impose their religious rituals on Al-Aqsa Mosque, amid Palestinian warnings of the repercussions of such a move on the situation in the holy city.

In contrast, Palestinian religious and national bodies have issued urgent calls to mobilize the largest possible number of worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, especially in the coming days leading up to Easter.

She stressed the importance of the strong presence and vigilance in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound from the early hours of dawn to thwart settler plots and prevent any attempt to bring in offerings or perform Talmudic rituals.

Jerusalemite authorities and religious and national authorities warned that these attempts represent a dangerous escalation aimed at Judaizing Al-Aqsa and imposing new facts on the ground. They emphasized that defending Al-Aqsa is a religious and national duty that calls for increased attendance at the mosque during this sensitive period.