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"Like every year, the police are preparing for Yom Kippur in Jerusalem with officers, Border Police officers, and volunteers, who are positioned across the city and work throughout the holiday to ensure public order," a police spokesperson said.
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The head of the Supreme Islamic Authority in Jerusalem, Sheikh Ikrema Sabri denounced the storming of the mosque saying that, "these intrusions are constantly being repeated, especially during Jewish festivals".
He told the Arabi 21 news website that "through these incidents, the Israeli occupation wants to impose a new situation… but these attempts will fail because Muslims always stand up to them".
Jewish extremist groups which advocate for the demolition of al-Aqsa Mosque and the building of a Jewish temple in its place often call on Israelis to storm the compound.
Israel occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank in the 1967 Six-Day War in a move never recognised by the international community.
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Agencies contributed to this report.
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