Thousands of Muslim worshipers flocked to Occupied Jerusalem on early Friday morning to perform Friday prayer at holy al-Aqsa Mosque.
According to a PIC news correspondent the Israeli occupation forces tightened military grip on Jerusalem’s Old City and stepped up crackdowns on the Palestinian worshipers in an attempt to prevent them from reaching al-Aqsa Mosque.
Thousands of Israeli policemen have cordoned off the main access roads to the Old City since the early morning hours.
Men aged below 40 years old and children above 12 years old are banned entry into the site.
Meanwhile the Israeli army allowed no more than 100 Gazans aged above 55 years old access to al-Aqsa through the Beit Hanun crossing.
