Thousands of Palestinian Muslims have attended Friday prayers at the holy al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied al-Quds (Jerusalem) defying Israeli regime restrictions.
According to Palestinian media reports, thousands of Muslim worshipers from across the occupied Palestinian territories flocked to holy al-Aqsa Mosque after the crack of dawn to perform the first Friday prayer in the holy month of Ramadan.
Israeli regime forces intensified presence around Occupied al-Quds and the main access roads to the Old City and al-Aqsa Mosque in an attempt to block the influx of the Muslim worshipers to the site to perform Friday’s noon prayers.
The occupation authorities ruled that no more than 100 worshipers from the blockaded Gaza Strip aged above 55-year-old be allowed access into al-Aqsa Mosque every Friday.
Muslim worshipers in the blockaded Gaza Strip have been permanently banned from praying at al-Aqsa Mosque under counterfeit pretexts, including claims that some worshipers do not return on time.
The Israeli regime is increasing al-Aqsa violation amid preparations to mark the annual World Quds Day rallies held on the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The worldwide rallies are held to commemorate the Palestinian people’s resistance against the Israeli regime and their struggles to liberate their territories which have been occupied by the regime for decades.
Millions of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, including Muslims and non-Muslims, take to the streets to denounce Israel’s atrocities against the people of Palestine.
(ABNA)
