Tens of thousands perform Friday prayer at Aqsa Mosque

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM,(Palestine Foundation Information Center)Tens of thousands of Palestinians performed the Friday prayer at the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem despite the Israeli security measures that restricted their access to the holy site.

According to the Islamic Awqaf Administration in the holy city, about 40,000 Muslim worshipers observed the Friday khutba (sermon) and prayer at the Aqsa Mosque.

The Israeli occupation police reportedly prevented thousands of Muslim worshipers from entering the Mosque and many others from entering Jerusalem to observe the Friday khutba and prayer.

Meanwhile, a number of Jerusalemite men and women, who are banned from entering the Mosque, had to perform the Friday prayer in the holy city’s streets.