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

Tens of thousands of worshippers performed Friday prayers at the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, despite the stringent military measures imposed by the Israeli occupation forces, which included tightening checkpoints, preventing dozens of young men from entering, and searching others.

Tens of thousands of worshippers performed Friday prayers at the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, despite the stringent military measures imposed by the Israeli occupation forces. The Islamic Waqf Department in Jerusalem reported that tens of thousands of worshippers performed the prayer. Since the morning hours, the occupation forces have tightened their measures at the military checkpoints surrounding occupied Jerusalem, the gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the entrances to the Old City. The occupation forces imposed severe restrictions on the entry of worshippers to the mosque, prevented dozens of young men from reaching the prayer, and stopped and searched a number of them. The article adopts a loaded language in describing the Israeli forces, using the term 'occupation' as a self-description, indicating a propagandistic orientation.