On Tuesday evening, the Israeli police announced that it had arrested two settlers who tried to smuggle a goat to be sacrificed as part of the sacrificial ritual near Al-Aqsa Mosque .

According to a statement by the Israeli police, the settlers tried to smuggle the "carcass" into the Old City, to be slaughtered on Wednesday.

Extremist settlers vowed to slaughter "offerings" in Al-Aqsa Mosque, and published advertisements rewarding those who could do so.