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Extremist Israelis stormed occupied East Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque complex on Wednesday, under the protection of Israeli police. The official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that they numbered in the hundreds, and carried out rituals at site, the third holiest in Islam. It comes after around 172 Israeli extremists raided the site and performed rituals on Monday, according to Wafa. Under a longstanding status-quo agreement, prayer at Al-Aqsa is reserved for Muslims. While Al-Aqsa is a highly revered holy site for Muslims, Jews consider the complex the most sacred site in their religion, …

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