A group of Jewish settlers on Monday stormed Joseph's Tomb (Nabi Yusuf tomb) located in East Nablus, the occupied West Bank, backed by Israeli forces.

According to witnesses, the settlers have performed Jewish rituals at the tomb under the protection of the Israeli police.

They also added that the settlers were confronted by locals who forced them to pull out from the sacred place.

In a separate incident, Jewish settlers renewed storming of Al Aqsa mosque compound from Al Magharba gate on Monday.

The settlers were backed by occupation police.

Confronted by a group of Morabeten and Muslim worshipers at the mosque, the Jewish settlers have been forced to leave Islam's third holiest site.

Source: MENA