Dozens of Israeli occupiers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied East Jerusalem on Thursday morning under the protection of Israeli forces, the official news agency Wafa reported.
Local sources said occupiers entered the compound and publicly performed Talmudic rituals in its courtyards under Israeli protection, Wafa added.
The Turkish foreign ministry condemned the act in a statement posted on X, saying, “Such provocative acts, which violate the historical and legal status of Al-Aqsa Mosque as a holy site belonging to Muslims, risk further deepening tensions and instability in the region.”
The statement ended with a call to protect the rights of Palestinians and prevent “violations in occupied East Jerusalem and against its holy sites.”