Occupied Jerusalem, December 31 (QNA) - Hundreds of settlers stormed Al Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday, under the protection of Israeli occupation forces.

The Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA), citing local sources, said that 524 settlers stormed the courtyards of Al Aqsa Mosque from the direction of the Mughrabi Gate, performed Talmudic rituals, and carried out provocative tours.

The incursions come as part of the occupation's efforts to obliterate the Islamic and historical identity of Jerusalem, and to implement its plans for the temporal and spatial division of Al Aqsa Mosque. (QNA)