Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque, perform Talmudic rituals 

Israeli settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque and performed Talmudic rituals under the protection of Israeli police, Al Jazeera has reported. 

On Sunday, Palestinian Authority’s Jerusalem Governorate had said that Israeli authorities were carrying out secret excavations and demolitions beneath the Al Aqsa Mosque compound.

“These operations deliberately target Islamic antiquities dating back to the Umayyad period, which stand as living witnesses and irrefutable evidence of Muslims’ rightful claim to the site,” the authority said in a statement, referencing the Islamic caliphate that ruled from 661 to 750.

It said that Israel is working to erase the mosque’s Islamic heritage to prepare for a future Jewish temple, adding that the excavations are taking place without international oversight.

The authority called the works “a crime and a blatant violation of international laws and agreements protecting artefacts”.