Restrictions were tighter than usual as Israeli forces limited access to the compound to men over the age of 50, women over the age of 40 and children, and only granted visiting permits to a limited number of Palestinians from the occupied West Bank.
Checkpoints in the south and central West Bank were again overwhelmed as tens of thousands lined up waiting to access the holy mosque.
Further checkpoints were also installed inside Al-Quds with checkpoints at all entrances to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.
Israeli forces put the number of worshippers at 160,000 to 170,000, while Muslim authorities said it exceeded 200,000.
The Zionist regime has deployed 2,000 forces around the mosque.
Palestinians from the West Bank have had an increasingly difficult time entering the mosque. With occasional exceptions, Palestinians from the Gaza Strip cannot get permission to visit the compound.
The fate of Al-Quds is one of the thorniest issues in the Middle East peace process.
The mosque compound is the third holiest site in Islam after Mecca and Medina.
Al-Aqsa mosque is east Al-Quds occupied by Israelis in the 1967 Six Day War and annexed in a move not recognized by the international community.
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