Shafaqna English- 70,000 Palestinians performed Friday prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque on Friday despite strict Israeli measures imposed on worshipers and at the entrances to the Mosque and Jerusalem’s Old City.
The Islamic Waqf Department in Jerusalem said approximately 70,000 worshipers performed Friday prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Israeli forces tightened restrictions on worshipers entering the Mosque and prevented dozens of young men from reaching it. They also arrested a young man near Bab Hutta in Jerusalem’s Old City.
Israeli forces erected metal barriers along city streets and around the Old City and Al-Aqsa Mosque, stopping worshipers and checking their identification.
Earlier Friday, thousands of Palestinians also performed dawn prayer at Aqsa Mosque despite restrictions imposed by Israeli forces and their heavy deployment around the Mosque, the Old City and streets across Occupied Jerusalem.
Worshipers arrived at Aqsa’s courtyards and prayer halls from various Palestinian areas, the occupied West Bank and neighborhoods across Jerusalem.
Sources: Palestinian Information Center