Despite Israel’s morning attack, 60,000 Palestinians perform Friday prayer at Al-Aqsa
Occupied Palestine (QNN)- Nearly 60,000 Palestinian worshipers performed Friday prayer at Al-Aqsa mosque on the second Friday of Ramadan.
Jerusalem’s Islamic Waqf said that despite the Israeli restrictions and the forces’ morning attack, about 60,000 worshipers succeeded in visiting Al-Aqsa mosque and performing the Friday prayer on Ramadan’s second Friday.
Nearly 50,000 Palestinians performed the second Friday prayer of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied #Jerusalem, today. pic.twitter.com/Kdp1AKvWqN
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) April 15, 2022
After the prayer, the worshipers gathered at the courtyards of the mosque and chanted slogans pledging to protect Al-Aqsa mosque and the holy city from the Israeli violations.
Earlier today, the Israeli occupation forces broke into the al-Aqsa Mosque and brutally attacked the worshipers who gathered to perform the Al-Fajr prayer.
Watch | Israeli occupation forces stormed the Al-Qibli Mosque inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied #Jerusalem and assault Palestinian worshippers.#SaveAlAqsa pic.twitter.com/KxHfKkhCdR
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) April 15, 2022
The Palestinian Red Crescent said at least 153 Palestinian worshipers were injured during the Israeli forces’ morning assault.
The forces fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters directly and intensively at the worshipers. They also severely beat them, including children, women, journalists and youths.
Watch | Israeli occupation soldiers are stationed on the roof of the Al-Qibli Mosque inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and open fire at Palestinian worshippers.#SaveAlAqsa#SaveAlAqsaMosque pic.twitter.com/O8PDN3KWKN
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) April 15, 2022
Watch | Israeli occupation forces crackdown on Palestinians at the Old City of occupied Jerusalem.#SaveAlAqsa#SaveAlAqsaMosque pic.twitter.com/VRwHbAYjGw
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) April 15, 2022
Media coverage "Israeli occupation forces detained several Palestinian youths at the Al-Qibli Mosque inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied #Jerusalem."#SaveAlAqsa pic.twitter.com/nD9zSm4DCh
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) April 15, 2022
شاهد| تغطية صحفية: "لحظة اعتداء قوات الاحتلال على مصورة صحفية في المسجد الأقصى".#اقتحام_رمضان pic.twitter.com/2vWEqMuRiR
— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) April 15, 2022
The forces also arrested about 400 Palestinians from the courtyards of the mosque since the morning assault, according to local sources.
Israeli occupation forces detained around 400 Palestinian during its raid on the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied #Jerusalem, according to the Commission of Detainees Affairs.#FreeThemAll#SaveAlAqsa#SaveAlAqsaMosque pic.twitter.com/WzIqp2LumX
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) April 15, 2022
After nearly a 6-hour assault against the Palestinians, the Palestinians succeeded in reaching the holy site again and performing the Friday prayer.
Palestinians clean up the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied #Jerusalem following the Israeli raid this morning.#SaveAlAqsa#SaveAlAqsaMosque pic.twitter.com/81g8em2ZbP
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) April 15, 2022
Thousands of Palestinian youths stayed at Al-Aqsa mosque overnight amid calls by extremist Jewish groups to enter the compound on Friday to perform a Passover sacrifice, in violation of the status quo agreements on religious practice at the site.
