Jerusalem Awqaf: 1,300 Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa under police protection

The Islamic Waqf in Jerusalem stated that 1,300 Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday, under police protection. The incursion coincides with the Jewish "Feast of Tabernacles," which began yesterday, Tuesday, and lasts for a week.

The Islamic Waqf mentioned in a brief statement that 1,300 Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem this morning with police protection. More settlers are expected to storm the mosque after the noon prayer, coinciding with the "Feast of Tabernacles."

Earlier on Wednesday, the official Israeli broadcasting authority reported that the office of National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir stated that he stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque "to pray for victory in the war (genocide in Gaza) and the destruction of Hamas and the return of the captives (prisoners)."

Ben Gvir has stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque 12 times since taking office at the end of 2022, including 9 times since the start of the Israeli genocide in the Gaza Strip in October 2023.

Videos showed Ben Gvir dancing with several Israeli extremists in the Al-Buraq Square, adjacent to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, which Jews refer to as the Western Wall.

This comes a day after more than 500 Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday, according to the Waqf of Jerusalem.

Palestinians assert that Israel is intensifying its crimes to Judaize East Jerusalem, including the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and erase its Arab and Islamic identity.

The Israeli incursions into Al-Aqsa coincide with a genocide war launched by Tel Aviv with American support on the Gaza Strip since October 8, 2023, which has resulted in 67,173 deaths and 169,780 injuries, most of whom are children and women, and a famine that has claimed the lives of 460 Palestinians, including 154 children.