Dozens of colonial Israeli settlers invaded Sunday, 12 March 2023, the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, performing provocative rituals under the Israeli occupation forces’ protection. 

Local media sources reported that Israeli settlers broke into the courtyards of Al-Aqsa and performed provocative Talmudic rituals in some of its yards. 

Meanwhile, Israeli occupation forces are widely spread across the compound of the Al-Aqsa Mosque to protect the colonial settlers, banning the existence of Palestinians.

The Union of Temple Mount Groups called on 4 March the Jewish settlers to invade Al-Aqsa Mosque during the upcoming Tuesday and Wednesday citing the so-called Jewish Purim holiday as a pretext

Illegal settlers intend to perform provocative Talmudic rituals, read biblical passages aloud and collectively, and conduct evocative dances in Al-Aqsa Mosque yards.

In response, Palestinian activists and officials called on the Palestinain people to intensify their presence at Al-Aqsa Mosque on the coming Tuesday and Wednesday to confront settlers’ widespread incursions.

Colonial settlers’ backed by the Israeli occupation forces repeatedly invade Muslims and holy places in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem in a flagrant violation of all international conventions and laws, guaranteeing Palestinian people’s right to worship in their sacred places.

Israeli colonial settlers repeated violations of Muslim, as well as Christian, symbols as a deliberate attempt to Judaise the occupied Jerusalem, with the progressive expulsion of the local population; the Palestinians.

In 2022, 56670 colonial Israeli settlers invaded Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyards and performed Talmudic provocative rituals in its courtyards, according to Palestinian figures.