1,143 Israelis Enter Al-Aqsa Compound Under Police Guard as Muslim Worshippers Face Restrictions, Palestinians Say
Palestinian officials said the visitors entered under heavy police protection as Muslim worshippers faced tighter access restrictions during the holiday period.
- On Sunday, September 27, 2026, 1,143 Israelis entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem under heavy Israel Police protection during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, amid reported restrictions on Muslim worshippers' access.
- Increased settler activity at the site known as the Temple Mount to Jews occurred during Sukkot; Palestinian officials have repeatedly denounced these incursions as violations of the historical and legal status quo.
- Settlers, led by Knesset member Amit Halevi, performed Talmudic rituals including collective prostration near Bab al-Qattanin, while the Jerusalem Governorate reported that security forces restricted Muslim worshippers from entering the compound.
- Hamas political bureau member Khaled Meshaal warned that Israeli measures include the "imposition of temporal division" to facilitate incursions; Egypt condemned the escalation, rejecting calls by Israeli officials to expand operations in the West Bank.
- With 40,661 settlers entering the site in 2026, observers warn that changes to site arrangements threaten the long-standing status quo governing Al-Aqsa Mosque, potentially fueling wider regional instability.
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1,143 Israelis Enter Al-Aqsa Compound Under Police Guard as Muslim Worshippers Face Restrictions, Palestinians Say
More than 1,100 Israelis entered Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa compound during Sukkot under heavy police protection, while Palestinian officials reported restrictions on Muslim worshippers and renewed concerns over the site's status quo.
Breaking news - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it strongly condemns the raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli extremist groups. A written statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, "Israeli extremist groups, under the protection of Israeli occupation forces, raided Al-Aqsa Mosque..."
Egypt rejects Israeli calls to expand West Bank operations; Smotrich urges Gaza-style war
The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also condemned in a statement the continued Israeli escalation in the occupied West Bank and repeated incursions by settlers into Al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of Israeli police.
More than 1,100 Israeli occupiers force their way into Al-Aqsa complex on Sunday
On Sunday, Jordan and Egypt condemned the Israeli actions in the West Bank against the Palestinians, the continued settler incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque and the accompanying provocations and Israeli statements, under the strict protection of the occupation police.
Egypt condemned Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's statement that "they should wage a new war and replicate the destruction they are doing in Gaza in the occupied West Bank, eliminating the Palestinian Authority," and called for an end to unilateral escalating actions.
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