OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)
The Islamic Endowment Authority affirmed that around 80,000 Muslims performed the second Friday prayer of the holy month of Ramadan at the Aqsa Mosque.
Palestinian worshipers were stopped for long hours at the Israeli Qalandiya checkpoint, which separates the occupied West Bank from Occupied Jerusalem.
The Israeli authorities imposed severe restrictions on Palestinian access to Occupied Jerusalem. The Israeli forces also prevented Palestinians from the Jenin and Tulkarem governorates from reaching Jerusalem despite having obtained access permits.
Israeli police earlier deployed thousands of police forces in Occupied Jerusalem prior to the Friday prayer.
Under the new Israeli restrictions, only men over 55, women over 50 and children under 12 will be permitted to enter the holy Islamic site on Fridays in the holy month of Ramadan.
