Continuous incursions into Al-Aqsa and settler mobilization for a new escalation during 'Hanukkah'

More than 1,026 settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque over the past week, performing Talmudic rituals in its courtyards, amid warnings of escalation during the 'Hanukkah' holiday, and the occupation tightening its measures against Palestinians.

Israeli incursions into the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque continue, with more than 1,026 settlers storming its courtyards over the past week under heavy protection from the occupation police. The Islamic Waqf Department in occupied Jerusalem reported that settlers performed Talmudic rituals, including what is called 'epic prostration', in the eastern area of the Dome of the Rock. Meanwhile, occupation forces continue to tighten measures at the mosque's gates, detaining worshippers' IDs, restricting their entry, and expelling hundreds for varying periods. These incursions come amid escalating calls from extremist Temple groups to mobilize the largest number of settlers to storm the mosque and perform Talmudic rituals, coinciding with the approaching Hebrew holiday of 'Hanukkah', scheduled between December 4 and 12. These groups are intensifying their propaganda campaigns to exploit the religious occasion to expand the scope of incursions and impose new facts inside the mosque, as part of their efforts to change its Islamic identity.