It was a normal night, I was staying at the al-Aqsa Mosque as we do in the last ten days of Ramadan. At around 3am, we started seeing Israeli groups breaking into the mosque and gathering around in groups. It felt like a warning to us. As worshippers continued on with nightly prayers, the sound of people breaking in caused alarm.
We prayed Fajr (dawn prayers) at around 4am and watched the settlers as they continued marching in, carrying with them stones and whatever materials they could to form a barrier. Israeli forces were positioned in strategic locations, targeting worshippers in the area.
While young people were preparing for their seminar at 8am, Israeli police started targeting us with snipers using rubber bullets. Some of the young people reacted with stone-throwing.