Zionist police on Thursday arrested six Palestinian employees from the Al-Aqsa Mosque’s reconstruction committee as Jewish settlers stormed the holy site again.

Zionist police on Thursday arrested six Palestinian employees from the Al-Aqsa Mosque's reconstruction committee as Jewish settlers stormed the holy site again.

"Israeli Police arrested early this morning six employees from inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound while they were doing their work" Al-Aqsa Guard Othman Abu Gharbiyeh said.

"The employees were arrested after the Israeli police claimed that they lack permits to renovate some facilities in Al-Haram Al-Sharif [Al-Aqsa Mosque compound]," he added.

The detained employees include the committee head Bassam Al-Hallak and deputy head Taha Aweida, he added.

The arrests came on the heels of a major row prompted by a proposal by Knesset member Moshe Feiglin to impose Zionist oversight of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam's third holiest shrine, and revoke the Jordanian supervision on the holy site.

Since the 1950s, Jordan has administered and overseen all Muslim and Christian religious sites in Al-Quds (occupied East Jerusalem).

A 1994 peace treaty between Jordan and Israel recognizes Jordan's special supervisory role over holy sites in the historical city.

Meanwhile, around 70 settlers stormed the compound on Thursday through Al-Magharbeh Gate under the protection of the Israeli police.

The frequent violations anger Palestinian Muslims and occasionally lead to violent confrontations.

A 1994 peace treaty between the Zionist entity and the Hashemite Kingdom recognizes the latter's special supervisory role over holy sites in the historical city.