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was raided by scores ofÌýÌýon Tuesday, according to the body responsible for managing the site.

There were 116 Israelis involved in the assault on the holy site, said the Ìý-Ìýthe organisation which administers the site - according toÌýAnadolu Agency.

The Waqf department, which is underÌýthe Jordanian state's authority, also claimed the settlers were under Israeli police protection.

It is common for far-right Israelis to raid the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, usually by stormingÌýthe Mughrabi Gate, which lies to theÌýsouthwest of the holy site.

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These raids at Al-Aqsa - consideredÌýIslam's third holiest site - were permitted by IsraeliÌýpolice from 2003, despite protestsÌýfrom theÌýWaqf Department, according to reports.

East Jerusalem, which contains the holy mosque, came under Israeli occupation during the 1967 war. The whole of Jerusalem was illegally annexed by IsraelÌýin 1980.

More than 100,000 attended prayers at ’s Al-Aqsa Mosque as the four-day holiday of al-Adha began

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Under the prevailing status quo in Jerusalem, Jordan is responsible for looking after the affairs of the city's Christian and Muslim holy sites, including Al-Aqsa.

The mosque compound is regularly raided by far-right Israeli settler groups under police protection.