Tens of thousands of worshippers perform Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa despite occupation restrictions

Tens of thousands of worshippers performed Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque despite the stringent military measures imposed by Israeli occupation forces in Jerusalem and the vicinity of the Old City. The forces arrested two young men from the mosque courtyards and prevented dozens from reaching it. The Friday sermon preacher praised those who are committed to praying at Al-Aqsa.

Tens of thousands of worshippers performed Friday prayers at the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, defying the stringent military measures imposed by Israeli occupation forces in occupied Jerusalem and the vicinity of the Old City and the mosque. The Islamic Waqf Department in Jerusalem reported that tens of thousands performed the prayer. Occupation forces arrested two young men from the mosque courtyards before the prayer, prevented dozens of young men from reaching it after stopping them and checking their IDs, and deployed heavily around the Old City. Sheikh Muhammad Saranjah, in his Friday sermon, praised those whose hearts are attached to the Al-Aqsa Mosque and who care for it. Source: Palestine Online.