JERUSALEM, Sep. 27 (Saba) - A large Israeli police force on Tuesday broke into the Muslim holy place, Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City in order to remove Muslim worshippers and provide a safe ground for Jewish fanatics seeking to change the decades-old.
According to Wafa agency, Officials at the Islamic Waqf, which oversees the affairs of Al-Aqsa Mosque, said police broke into the courtyards of the walled holy site, attacked Muslim worshippers who were there to perform the dawn prayers and forced them to leave the area as Jewish fanatics gathered outside the Magharbe Gate in preparation for entering the Muslim holy place under police protection.
Police stationed at the eight gates leading into the Al-Aqsa compound also prevented Muslims under the age of 40 and students attempting to reach their schools located within the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque from entering it as groups of Jewish fanatics roamed around the holy place provoking Muslim sentiments with their illegal performance of Jewish rituals.
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