130,000 Palestinians attend 3rd Friday prayers of Ramadan at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque
Occupied Jerusalem (QNN)- Hundreds of thousands of Palestinian worshipers performed today the Friday prayers on the third Friday 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 130,000 worshipers performed the third Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan at the mosque today.
The Waqf noted that 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.
Watch: Today, Palestinian youths demonstrate at the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem to show their support for the anti-occupation movements. pic.twitter.com/qoAoaO3Yiy
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) April 7, 2023
In Pictures: Thousands of Palestinians rally at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyards following today's Friday prayers to demonstrate their support for the Muslim holy site. pic.twitter.com/UmmnCl0KQp
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) April 7, 2023
In Pictures: Tens of thousands of Palestinians perform the third Friday prayers of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem 🇵🇸 pic.twitter.com/ovAbr5m6HN
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) April 7, 2023
Today is the 16th day of the Muslim holy month and the third 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 obstructed the movement of the worshipers to the mosque, prevented others from reaching the site to attend the prayers, and searched dozens, local sources reported.
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.
The mosque has been under aggressive Israeli assaults for three consecutive nights as Israeli occupation forces raided the holy site after the Taraweeh prayers, forcibly expelled Palestinian worshipers from the mosque and brutally attacked and arrested dozens of them while they were observing the month of Ramadan and gathered for night prayers and I’tikaf.
