Ramallah, August 10 (Petra) - Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed the Aqsa Mosque on Monday amid a wave of Israeli occupation forces raids, searches, and arrests across the occupied West Bank.

The Jerusalem Waqf Department reported that settlers entered through the Moroccan Gate, held tours, and performed Talmudic rituals in the compound's eastern plaza.

Meanwhile, Israeli police maintained strict entry restrictions on Muslim worshipers, withholding IDs at outer gates and issuing ban orders ranging from one week to six months.

Overnight Israeli occupation forces raids across the occupied West Bank sparked clashes that left several Palestinians injured, including many suffering from tear gas inhalation.

The Palestinian Prisoners' Society stated that the forces arrested 18 citizens, including journalists and former prisoners, after searching homes and interrogating residents.

In Yatta, south of Hebron, Israeli soldiers demolished a 180-square-meter home housing a family of seven, according to anti-settlement activist Osama Makhamreh.

Israeli authorities also issued demolition orders for several East Jerusalem homes over alleged "permit violations," according to the Jerusalem Governorate, which noted some of the structures have stood for nearly two decades.

//Petra// HA

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