Israeli settlers made seven attempts to smuggle goat or sheep sacrifices into the Al‑Aqsa Mosque compound during this year’s Passover, the highest number recorded since 1967, according to the Palestinian Authority’s Jerusalem Governorate. The far‑right “Temple Mount Faithful” groups reached the Old City borders on two occasions before police stopped them, and at least 14 worshippers were detained on April 1. Authorities had sealed the 35‑acre site for 40 days citing a state of emergency linked to the US‑Israel war on Iran, reopening it early Thursday. Experts warn the detentions mask a longer‑term strategy to encroach on the holy site. Read on aljazeera.com