Occupied Jerusalem And Ramallah, Aug. 9 (Petra) -- More than 100 settlers stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque on Sunday under protection of Israeli occupation police.

The extremist groups conducted tours and provocative Talmudic rituals, amid tightened restrictions on worshippers entering the mosque.

In Hebron governorate, six Palestinians were injured, one by live fire, during a settler attack on Wadi al-Rakhim village south of Yatta, Palestinian sources said. Five others, including women, were hurt after being beaten.

Occupation forces opened fire on a shepherd in the town of Idhna, killing three sheep and wounding several others.

Separately, occupation forces carried out a wave of raids and incursions across the West Bank, arresting and detaining Palestinians and conducting field interrogations.

The Palestinian Prisoners Club (PPC) reported 15 Palestinians were arrested on claims they were wanted.

In Jenin, the forces seized a house in Arraba town to establsih a military post.

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