100,000 Palestinians attend first Friday prayers of Ramadan at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque
Occupied Jerusalem (QNN)- Hundreds of thousands of Palestinian worshipers performed today the first Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan at the al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem despite Israel’s strict restrictions.
Jerusalem’s Islamic Waqf confirmed that 100,000 worshipers performed the first Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan at the mosque today.
TODAY: Tens of thousands of Palestinian worshippers perform the first Friday prayers of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem 🇵🇸 pic.twitter.com/Hsky87ww1u
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) March 24, 2023
Over 100,000 Muslim worshipers attended today Ramadan's first Friday prayers at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque 🇵🇸 pic.twitter.com/SVcSzDjGPw
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) March 24, 2023
The Waqf said Palestinians from the occupied West Bank, 1948-occupied Palestine, and occupied Jerusalem succeeded in reaching the holy site and attending the Friday sermon and prayers.
Today is the second day of the Muslim holy month and also the first Friday.
Ahead of the prayers, large numbers of well-armed Israeli occupation soldiers deployed in the streets of the occupied city and at the mosque’s gates and in its vicinity.
The forces have reportedly placed metal barriers in the streets of occupied Jerusalem. They obstructed the movement of the worshipers to the holy site.
An Israeli military drone was also seen hovering over the holy site while the worshipers were praying.
Today, during Friday prayers at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque, an Israeli military drone was hovering over the Muslim holy site. pic.twitter.com/gvhHOo5o4d
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) March 24, 2023
Israeli occupation forces also prevented thousands of Palestinians from reaching the mosque to attend the prayers, local sources reported.
In Pictures: Despite Israel’s apartheid system and strict restrictions, tens of thousands of Palestinian worshippers are heading right now to Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque for the first Friday prayer of Ramadan. pic.twitter.com/6jC0sC70dA
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) March 24, 2023
Watch: Hundreds of Palestinian women pass through Qalandia checkpoint to attend the first Friday prayer of Ramadan at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque, defying Israel's strict restrictions, today. pic.twitter.com/bv9MVxmprB
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) March 24, 2023
The occupation authorities have previously ordered to prevent Palestinian men who are under the age of 55 from entering the mosque during Ramadan without an Israeli permit.
“Women of all ages, male children up to 12 years old, and men over 55 years old will be allowed to enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan without a permit,” Israel’s military liaison to the Palestinians, Ghassan Alian, said in a statement this week.
