Israeli soldiers stand guard near the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron [Ma'anImages]

But the timing of the tradition this year could escalate an already hostile environment, as soldiers were previously deployed to support police attempting to evacuate an illegal settlement outpost within a Palestinian's home.

An Israeli high court issued the order earlier this week, but so far the Jewish settlers inside have refused to leave.

Israeli sources within the military declared a state of alert upon the arrival of the estimated 20,000 settlers from outside the city planning on spending Saturday at the Al-Ibrahimi Mosque, which was closed to Palestinians for two days in light of the festivities.

Sources inside the settlement outposts in central Hebron told Ma'an that several of the settlers planning to visit the city will not leave once the festival has ended, using the holiday as a pretext for entering the city.

Extremists will attempt to prevent the Israeli military from evacuating the illegal outpost inside the Palestinian home, which belongs to the Ar-Rajabi family, according to the same settler sources.