A state of tension prevailed at the Al Aqsa Mosque and its courtyards in occupied Jerusalem after Israeli occupation forces attacked Palestinian worshippers and guards of the mosque who confronted Jewish settlers.
Earlier, small groups of Jewish settlers stormed the Al Aqsa Mosque from the Magharbah Gate, backed by Israeli special police units, and carried out a provocative tour of the Al Aqsa courtyards.
Palestinian worshippers and the Mosque's guards confronted the settlers to prevent them from performing Talmudic rituals, while the Israeli police attacked the guards and worshippers and threatened to arrest them.