Why exactly do Jews need armed guards at the Temple Mount again?

Ma'an's headline is "Israeli rightists enter Aqsa compound under armed guard."

Now, this is better than hoe they used to call the peaceful Jewish visitors "extremists" and how they used to say that they "broke in" to the area.

Still, the impression one gets is that the "armed guards" are there to intimidate peaceful Muslims who are just going about their business.

What is left unasked is what exactly would happen to these Jews if they were able to visit the site without armed guards protecting them? Would they get out alive?

Here's a group of those "rightists" from earlier this week being screamed at: