Al-Aqsa Mosque witnessed a new incursion on Thursday morning by a group of settlers, under heavy protection from the Israeli occupation police. The incident occurred as part of the celebration of what is known as "Independence Day" according to the Hebrew calendar, which coincides with the anniversary of the declaration of the establishment of Israel on Palestinian land.

According to the Islamic Waqf Department in Jerusalem, settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound from the Mughrabi Gate, chanting Talmudic hymns and performing what is known as the "epic prostration," in an attempt to demonstrate their religious rituals inside the Noble Sanctuary.

They also distributed occupation flags and festive clothing in an attempt to establish a symbolic presence inside Al-Aqsa and give the place a Jewish character.

These raids were accompanied by heightened military measures in the Old City of Jerusalem, where occupation forces obstructed worshippers' entry to the mosque and confiscated many worshippers' ID cards at the gates, in a clear effort to limit Palestinian presence and prevent any response to these violations.

These developments come amid a marked escalation in settler incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque, particularly during Jewish holidays and religious occasions. The so-called "Temple" groups are seeking to impose a new reality within the mosque by intensifying incursions, performing public Talmudic rituals, and promoting the construction of a "Temple" in place of Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Jerusalemites and Islamic religious bodies warn of the danger of these attempts to alter the historical and religious status quo at the mosque, stressing that these measures represent a blatant violation of the sanctity of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the rights of Muslims there, and open the door to further escalation.

Meanwhile, popular and official Palestinian calls continue to mobilize and defend Al-Aqsa Mosque and confront these repeated incursions, which represent part of a broad Judaization plan targeting the Noble Sanctuary as part of the occupation's policies to impose Israeli sovereignty over it and divide it temporally and spatially.