Monday, 24 September 2012 / Jordan News Agency – About 130 Jewish settlers accompanied by rabbis and escorted by Israeli police on Sunday stormed Al Aqsa mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem in the latest provocation against local Arabs and Muslim worshippers, Al Aqsa Foundation for Waqf and Heritage said.

In a statement, the Jerusalem-based foundation said the extremist settlers forced their way into the compound, known as Haram El Sharif (noble sanctuary) and tried to perform prayers as Israeli police stood guard.

The statement urged the Islamic world to live up to its responsibility toward Al Aqsa and holy Jerusalem and “act promptly to curb the occupation’s aggression which is on the rise day by day.” The foundation warned of “the grave dangers” posed to Al Aqsa by settler actions, adding that the repeated assaults, which escalate over the Jewish holiday seasons, are part of Israeli attempts to impose a fait accompli through maintaining a daily Jewish presence at Al Aqsa.