Jerusalem Agency - Jerusalem

Dozens of settlers stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque this Wednesday morning under heavy protection from the occupation forces.

 At the beginning of the storming, the settlers performed Talmudic rituals at the gates of Al-Aqsa and walked in reverse.

 The so-called “Temple Groups” are planning extensive raids on the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, during the so-called Jewish “Holiday of Lights/Hanukkah,” which begins on the 18th of next month.

 Extremist groups have begun mobilizing their supporters for centralized raids on Al-Aqsa Mosque during the Jewish holiday, which lasts for eight days from Sunday to Thursday, amid attempts to light the “Hanukkah” menorah inside the mosque, after some settlers lit lighters last year.

 Jewish holidays include provocative settlement campaigns and marches calling for a mass and extensive storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque, in addition to attempts to light the menorah in the mosque, as well as installing and lighting the menorah at the Buraq Wall and around the gates of the blessed mosque, especially the Asbat and Mughrabi Gates.

 To confront the settlement expansion, Jerusalemite figures demanded the development of urgent Arab and Palestinian strategies to stop the attacks and Judaization plans against the mosque, especially since the occupation authorities are harnessing all their capabilities to change the historical and religious status quo there.