Jerusalem - BNA
Confrontations erupted on Tuesday between Palestinian worshippers and Israeli police when around 50 Jewish settlers and several Rabbis , broke into al-Aqsa mosque yard, performing Talmudic rituals on the occasion of the Jewish Sukkot holiday, according to witnesses. One of the workers at the mosque said Extremist Moshe Feiglin, one of the Likud party’s leaders along with several rabbis and around 50 settlers ,broke into al-Aqsa mosque yard and performed Jewish rituals, under the protection of the Israeli police, provoking worshippers and leading to confrontations. Israeli police used electric sticks against worshippers, who are all over 45 year old; police, since early morning, forced Palestinians under 45 years of age to leave the mosque.