RESTRICTION SUMMARY: Ramallah- 05 April 2023. Palestinian students from Birzeit University take part in a protest in support of Al-Aqsa Mosque in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

0.1 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Student, Abd Tayeh

STORYLINE:

Dozens of Jewish fanatics stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque this morning after the Israeli police forcefully removed most of the Palestinian Muslim worshippers from its premises, according to the Islamic Waqf Department in Jerusalem.

It said the fanatics stormed Al-Aqsa in the form of groups, each of which included 50 persons, and carried out provocative walks in the courtyards of Al-Haram Al-Sharif, the Noble Sanctuary, while performing Jewish rituals on the eastern side of the courtyards and in front of the Dome of the Rock before leaving the compound.

The Israeli forces stormed again this morning the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque and forced the worshipers keeping a vigil to leave the Muslim holy compound in preparation for the storming of the fanatics.

The so-called Temple groups called for the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque in conjunction with the Jewish Passover holiday, which begins at sunset today and continues until the 12th of this month.

Dozens of worshipers were injured last night after the Israeli forces stormed the Al-Qibli mosque building and fired rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas and sound bombs at the worshippers to force them to leave the compound.