OCCUPIED JERUSALEM(Palestine Foundation Information Center) 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 40,000 Muslims performed the Friday prayer at the holy shrine.
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.
During the Friday sermon, Aqsa preacher Sheikh Muhammad Hussein said that the blood of the Palestinian people that is being shed is a responsibility that extends to every Arab and Muslim.
Sheikh Hussein stressed that “the Palestinian people are determined to remain the guardians of Aqsa Mosque.”
He stressed that “Aqsa is the trust of the Almighty.. and it will remain purely Islamic and for Muslims alone.”
He pointed out that “abandoning Palestine and its holy land is treason and conspiracy,” calling for an end to the injustice imposed on Palestinian people.
