OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)
A photojournalist was injured on Friday as Israeli forces assaulted worshipers who were banned entry to Al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem to perform Friday prayer.
Israeli police forced worshipers to leave the Mosque before they headed to Wadi al-Joze and Ras al-Amud neighborhoods to perform Friday prayer there.
A Jerusalemite source reported that Israeli forces severely beat photographer Mustafa Al-Kharouf in Wadi Al-Joze, injuring him in the head.
Israeli police officers hindered the work of Palestinian pressmen, blocked their movement, and prevented them from approaching and checking on their colleague, Al-Kharouf, after he was transferred to hospital.
Meanwhile, only 7,000 worshipers were allowed to perform prayers in Al-Aqsa Mosque, as Israeli police banned the entry of hundreds of people into the holy site, allowing only residents of the Old City of Jerusalem to access the Mosque, according to Islamic Endowments in Jerusalem.
Israeli police officers also assaulted a number of elderly people who attempted to enter the holy site from Al-Asbat Gate.
