RAMALLAH, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli measures and actions against the Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem "won't lead to any calm or stability at all," said a senior Palestinian official on Tuesday.

Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman for the Palestinian presidency, said that the daily visits of extreme right-wing Israelis to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem "is a blatant challenge and provocation, which is condemned and unaccepted."

"Dozens of Israeli settlers, headed by Rabbi Yehuda Glick, entered Al-Aqsa Square, carried out provocative tours, and performed religious prayers in the eastern part of the mosque," he said in a press statement.

Their entry came a day after six Palestinians suffered choking on Monday night due to Israeli settlers' assaults by pepper gas and beatings in the town of Huwara, south of the West Bank city of Nablus, according to Palestinian eyewitnesses.

They said that dozens of Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians' homes, vehicles, and an ambulance, besides burning a truck under the protection of the Israeli army.

"The continuation of Israel in taking such escalating steps, in addition to the escalation of settlers' crimes against the Palestinians under the protection of the occupation army, will not lead to calm or stability," he added.

Tension between Israel and the Palestinians has been flaring since Jan. 1. Palestinian and Israeli figures showed that 91 Palestinians were killed by Israeli soldiers, and 15 Israelis have been killed by Palestinian militants since then. Enditem

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