Settlers raid Al-Aqsa amid surging violence in occupied West Bank
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Israeli settlers storm the al-Aqsa Mosque amid rising attacks on Palestinian towns across the occupied West Bank under heavy military protection.
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Groups of Israeli settlers storm the al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of Israeli forces, on Monday, July 28, 2025 (Screengrab from X, @PalinfoAr)
Israeli settlers continue to escalate their provocations in the occupied West Bank, raiding al-Aqsa Mosque yet again while intensifying their attacks on Palestinian villages in the territory, amid widespread raids and arrests by the IOF.
شاهد | قطعان من المستوطنين يقتحمون المسجد الأقصى المبارك تحت حماية شرطة الاحتلال. pic.twitter.com/2Ahm4OfaR0
— المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) July 28, 2025
Under the protection of occupation forces, Israeli settlers stormed the courtyards of the al-Aqsa Mosque on Monday in successive groups, with local sources reporting that dozens performed Talmudic rituals inside the compound.
Under heavy police protection, Israeli settlers forced their way into the courtyards of the al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied al-Quds on July 27, with local sources reporting that dozens of settlers entered the holy site in organized groups, conducting provocative tours and performing religious rituals while heavily guarded by Israeli occupation forces.
Palestinian authorities reported that during the first three months of 2025, more than 13,000 Israeli settlers entered the al-Aqsa Mosque compound under armed escort, with these protected incursions happening nearly every day and systematically violating the holy site's sanctity.
In May 2025, the situation escalated when more than 1,500 settlers, including Israeli government ministers and Knesset members, participated in a single mass violation during the controversial "Flag March" event. In June, the al-Aqsa Mosque compound experienced over 25 separate incursions.
Widespread arrests, raids continue
Early on Monday morning, settlers launched an attack on the town of Taybeh, located east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, setting fire to two vehicles and spray-painting racist and threatening graffiti on the walls of homes.
مستوطنون يحرقون مركبات ويخطون شعارات عنصرية خلال مهاجمة بلدة الطيبة شرق رام الله pic.twitter.com/MB4PNv8SmB
— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) July 28, 2025
Meanwhile, Israeli occupation forces, accompanied by vehicles from the occupation's intelligence agency, raided the town of Silwan, south of the al-Aqsa Mosque, according to local sources.
Meanwhile, Israeli occupation forces continued their arrest campaign targeting Palestinians across multiple areas of the West Bank, detaining two Palestinians from al-Khalil Governorate in the southern West Bank along with three Palestinian youths from the town of Azzun east of Qalqilya after raiding and searching their homes.
قوات الاحتلال تقتحم مدينة قلقيلية pic.twitter.com/JD1FNf26Ds
— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) July 27, 2025
Israeli forces also detained three Palestinians from the city of al-Bireh and the nearby village of al-Mazra'a al-Gharbiya, northwest of Ramallah in the West Bank, as well as four individuals from Beit Lahm.
