OCCUPIED
JERUSALEM – On Friday,
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) assaulted worshipers
near the Al-Asbat Gate, one of the entrances to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied
Jerusalem. They prevented them from entering the mosque to perform prayers,
according to the Palestinian news and information agency, Wafa.
اضافة اعلان
Palestinian
sources, quoted by the official agency, reported that IOF “stopped citizens, searched them, and
prevented them from entering the Old City and reaching the Al-Aqsa Mosque." These actions took place concurrently with the erection of
military checkpoints, Al-Mamlaka TV reported.
Additionally,
IOF "Attacked a young man and a
woman, causing her to faint before arresting them, at the road leading to the
Al-Asbat Gate."
Despite
the severe restrictions and military measures at the gates, a "small
number" of Palestinians managed to perform the Friday prayers in the
Al-Aqsa Mosque for the 21st consecutive week, according to Wafa.
The
Islamic Waqf Department stated that "20,000 people performed Friday
prayers in the courtyards of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque despite the severe
restrictions on the entry of worshipers."
Israeli
occupation forces were deployed since early morning at the entrances to the Old
City, including the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and intensified their presence around the
Sahira, Asbat, and Magharib gates.
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