Israeli forces prevented Palestinian Muslim worshippers from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on July 27.

Israel's Minister of Security Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the site under the protection of Israeli services.

RESTRICTION SUMMARY: Jerusalem, 27 July 2023. Israeli forces prevent Palestinian worshippers from entering Jerusalem's Aqsa Mosque.

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Israeli forces Thursday prevented Palestinian Muslim worshippers from entering al-Aqsa Mosque in the city of Jerusalem during a raid by hundreds of settlers to the holy site compounds.

According to the Islamic Waqf, Israeli forces prevented worshippers from entering the Mosque and forced those inside to leave it.

Earlier today, Israeli Jewish supremacist Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Thursday stormed the compounds of the mosque, along with dozens of other extremist settlers, under heavy protection from the Israeli forces.

Last night, the settlers went on provocative tours in the vicinity of the mosque and inside Jerusalem's Old Town.