480 settlers storm Al-Aqsa as Israeli forces tighten Jerusalem restrictions

About 480 settlers have stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque under Israeli police protection as Israeli forces tightened restrictions on Palestinian movement in Jerusalem and the West Bank.

• The Jerusalem Governorate said some 480 settlers entered the mosque from Bab al-Maghariba, conducting tours and Talmudic rituals during the Hebrew New Year.
• Israeli forces restricted worshippers' dawn entry to the Bab Hutta and Bab al-Silsila gates and imposed age limits, with soldiers refusing to state the permitted ages.
• Temple Organization-affiliated groups have called for wide participation in stormings and for imposing new rituals inside the mosque.
• In Jenin governorate, Israeli forces arrested eight Palestinians during dawn raids on Jenin city and several nearby towns and villages.