OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (Palestine Foundation Information Center) Dozens of thousands of Muslim worshipers observed the Friday prayer at the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem despite the Israeli security measures that restricted their access to their holy site.
According to Jerusalemite sources, around 40,000 Muslim worshipers from Jerusalem and 1948-occupied Palestine were able to attend the Friday prayer at the Aqsa Mosque after they crossed Israeli security checkpoints outside the Aqsa Mosque’s entrances and gates, where they underwent ID check and physical search.
Police forces also obstructed Muslim worshiper’s entry to the Aqsa Mosque through its gates, where they stopped, in particular, many young men and checked their IDs.
Meanwhile, a number of Jerusalemite men and women, who were barred from entering the Mosque, had to perform the Friday prayer in nearby streets.
