The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Sunday closed the Ibrahimi Mosque in the Old City of al-Khalil before Muslim worshipers and prevented them from performing their prayers at the holy site including the Eid al-Adha prayer.
According to local sources the IOF allowed Jewish settlers to perform their Talmudic rituals at the Mosque and to pitch tents in its courtyards.
Meanwhile the IOF intensified its presence in al-Khalil and its vicinity and obstructed the movement of Palestinian citizens and vehicles on roads around it.
