World Bulletin / News Desk

Dozens of Jewish settlers on Sunday forced their way into occupied East Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, a Palestinian official has said.

"At least 33 [Jewish] settlers stormed the holy compound through Al-Magharbeh Gate under the protection of Israeli police," Sheikh Omar al-Qiswani, Director of Al-Aqsa Mosque, told The Anadolu Agency.

"The settlers toured the complex, passing through Al-Qibali and Dome of the Rock mosques before leaving from Al-Silsila Gate," he said.

Al-Qiswani added that the settlers came in on three groups and tried to perform Talmudic rituals but were prevented by the mosque's Palestinian guards.