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Scores of Israeli settlers force their way into Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem

In a brief statement, the Jordan-run Islamic Waqf Department, which oversees holy sites in Jerusalem, said that 2,201 Jewish settlers had entered the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem. The statement said right-wing rabbi Yehuda Glick was among the settlers who stormed the compound.

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An official with the Islamic Waqf Department earlier told Anadolu Agency that hundreds of Israeli settlers had stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex through the mosque's Al-Mugharbah Gate under Israeli police protection.