OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)
Tens of thousands of Palestinian worshipers performed Friday prayer at the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem, despite Israeli restrictions.
According to the Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem, around 50,000 Muslims performed the Friday prayer at the holy shrine.
The Israeli forces arrested a young man near Bab Al-Asbat after assaulting him, and searched the bags of female worshipers before entering Aqsa Mosque, and checked the males’ IDs, preventing a number of them from having access to Aqsa Mosque through King Faisal Gate.
A heavy contingent of Israeli police was deployed at the entrances, surroundings, and alleys of the city, as well as at the external gates of the Mosque.
Israeli authorities also imposed more restrictions on West Bankers’ entry to the Aqsa Mosque compound.
Earlier Friday, thousands of Jerusalemites performed the Fajr prayer at the Aqsa Mosque despite the Israeli security restrictions at its gates.
