DUBAI: Groups of Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem early Tuesday morning, Saudi Arabian state news agency reported citing a Palestinian source.

The General Director of the Islamic Awqaf and Al-Aqsa Affairs, Sheikh Azzam Al-Khatib, said today’s raid by the Jewish settlers was carried through Al-Magharebah Gate and under heavy protection of Israeli special forces and police.

Al-Khatib added that the settlers toured the Al-Aqsa yards in provocation.