Ramallah: In a decisive victory for the Israeli regime, defenders of the Al Aqsa Mosque known as Al Murabiteen have been completely deterred from entering Al Haram Al Sharif.
The Murabiteen have been effective at discouraging Jewish raids on the holy Muslim site.
They often gather to shout at the invaders.
Under a status quo agreement, Jews are allowed to visit Al Haram Al Sharif, but not to perform religious rituals there.
Radical Jewish groups have been campaigning to encourage more illegal raids on Al Haram Al Sharif.
Attempts by the Israeli regime to change the status quo have led to escalation of violence and tensions which claimed the lives of 210 Palestinians and 33 Israelis since last year.
Jewish groups illegally entering the premises have the full protection of Israeli occupation forces.
Palestinians of 1948 areas and residents of occupied Jerusalem have been on the front lines of defending the holy Muslim site.
But, Israel has taken draconian measures to curb their presence there including denying them medical insurance or even revoking their identity cards.
Al Haram Al Sharif, the third holiest site in Islam, was built on top of the ancient remnants of the Temple Mount, a site sacred in Judaism which destroyed in the 4th century by the Romans, during their rule.
The Al Haram Al Sharif site houses both Al Aqsa Mosque, which was originally commissioned to be built under Omar, the second Caliph in Islam in the 7th century, and the Dome of the Rock which houses the rock from which Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) ascended to heaven, according to Islamic teachings.
