Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque after assaulting guards

Six Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex on Friday after assaulting two mosque guards, according to the Jerusalem Governorate, Wafa reported.

The governorate said the settlers forced their way through al-Ghawanimah Gate and reached the courtyard of the Dome of the Rock, in what it described as a dangerous first since Israel occupied Jerusalem in 1967.

Palestinian authorities said the escalation forms part of a wider push to impose new realities inside Al-Aqsa, including calls to carry out plant and animal sacrifices at the mosque.