More than 50,000 worshipers perform Friday prayer at Aqsa Mosque
Tens of thousands of Palestinian worshipers performed Friday prayer in the Aqsa Mosque despite the Israeli restrictions imposed at the gates and entrances of the Old City of Occupied Jerusalem.
Jerusalemite sources said that 55,000 worshipers performed the Friday prayer at the holy site.
Meanwhile, the Israeli police forces set up dozens of roadblocks, conducted extensive searches and checks on Palestinians and their ID cards, and prevented many of them from reaching the holy Islamic site.
Many West Bank worshipers were sent back after Israeli occupation police checked their identity cards at the entrances to the Mosque and blocked their entry.
Earlier in the morning, thousands performed dawn prayer at the holy site despite Israeli restrictions.
Earlier Thursday, Palestinian factions called for mass participation in the Friday prayers at the Aqsa Mosque and for intensifying the Palestinian presence at the holy site.
This came in the wake of an Israeli plan proposed by member of the Israeli Knesset, Amit Halevi, to divide the Aqsa Mosque.
