Bait-ul-Maqdis: About 100 Israelis escorted by the foolproof security of Israeli army and police, entered Masjid-e-Aqsa and desecrated the first Qibla by performing religious rites. They include Israeli police cops and officials of intelligence agencies in civil dress. According to reports 85 of them were Israeli settlers while 17 were Israeli students.
It was reported by Palestinian Awqaf Department that dozens of Israeli settlers have been openly desecrating Masjid-e-Aqsa for the past two days. According to eyewitnesses, a large number of Israeli settlers entered into Masjid-e-Aqsa through Mauritius door. On the occasion, a heavy Israeli force was deployed. According to sources the Israeli police misbehaved with Palestinian devotees and tried to stop them after conducting an identification parade.
Palestinians were enraged on the behaviour of the Israeli army and staged a strong protest against the Israeli army and police rowdyism. Israeli army and police had provided foolproof security to Israeli settlers.