Tens of thousands of Palestinians perform Friday prayer at Aqsa Mosque

In a statement, the Al-Quds Governorate said that tens of thousands of worshipers had arrived at the Mosque since the early morning hours to perform prayers despite security restrictions and tightened measures imposed by Zionist regime’s forces at the Mosque’s gates.

Zionist regime’s police forces were seen heavily deployed throughout and around the Old City of Occupied Al-Quds.

Local sources said Zionist regime’s forces spread across the streets of Al-Quds, set up metal barriers at the gates of the Old City and the Aqsa Mosque, stopped young men, checked their IDs, and detained some of them.

The sources added that Zionist regime’s forces stopped young Palestinians in Al-Wad Street in Al-Quds Old City, checked their identification cards, forced them to leave the area, and prevented them from reaching the Aqsa Mosque.

Zionist regime’s authorities continue to bar thousands of Palestinians from West Bank governorates from accessing Occupied Jerusalem to pray at the Aqsa Mosque, requiring special permits to cross the military checkpoints surrounding the holy city.