Ammon News - Hundreds of Jewish extremist settlers early Monday broke into the Al-Aqsa Mosque/ al-Haram al-Sharif compound in occupied East Jerusalem, according to an official Palestinian source.

A statement by the General Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem said that the settlers carried out today’s raids through al-Magharebah Gate in groups, under the heavy protection of Israeli occupation police.

"The settlers provocatively toured the Mosque’s yards and performed Talmudic rituals," it added.

The Old City of Jerusalem witnessed a state of tension, in light of the strict military measures imposed by the occupation forces on the occasion of the Jewish "Passover" holiday.