AhlulBayt News Agency: Around 60,000 worshippers performed Friday prayer at the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem amid heavy Israeli military restrictions imposed at the entrances of the Old City and the Mosque gates.
According to local sources, Israeli forces intensified their presence from the early morning hours, erecting checkpoints around Occupied Jerusalem and placing strict limits on the entry of worshippers, particularly targeting youth. IDs were checked extensively, and many citizens were denied entry without justification.
Despite these restrictions, thousands of Palestinians from Occupied Jerusalem and inside the occupied territories flocked to the Aqsa Mosque, demonstrating steadfastness and their right to worship in defiance of the ongoing violations and suppression targeting Islamic holy sites.
The Aqsa Mosque continues to face near-daily settler incursions, protected by Israeli forces, raising serious concerns among Palestinians about attempts to alter the Mosque’s historical and legal status and erase the Arab and Islamic identity of Jerusalem.
Meanwhile, calls have been renewed to intensify Palestinian presence at the Aqsa and to continue performing prayers there, refusing to surrender to Israeli Judaization policies as Jewish settlers are exploiting every opportunity to increase their provocative intrusions and violations within the sacred compound.
Hamas leader Majed Abu Qutaish said that extremist settler invasions of the Aqsa courtyards, performing Talmudic rituals and provocative singing in front of the Dome of the Rock, are part of an aggressive campaign to undermine the sanctity and religious significance of the Mosque.
He added that these acts are aimed at imposing a new Judaized reality in the Aqsa Mosque and distorting its purely Islamic character, plans that, he affirmed, will not succeed despite the occupation’s arrogance and schemes.
Abu Qutaish also warned of the danger posed by expulsion orders issued by Israeli authorities against Jerusalemites and the Mosque defenders, which aim to empty the Aqsa of its people and guardians, giving settlers free rein for increased incursions and rituals.
He called on Palestinians, particularly those in Occupied Jerusalem, to intensify their presence at the holy Islamic site and stand firm against these violations by all means.
Finally, he urged the Arab and Islamic nations to take urgent action to stop the ongoing assaults on the first Qibla and the third holiest site in Islam.
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