Thousands of Palestinians perform Friday prayers at al-Aqsa mosque

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Thousands of Palestinian worshipers performed Friday prayers at the al-Aqsa Mosque despite the Israeli-tight restrictions.

During the Friday sermon, the preacher of the Mosque, Sheikh Ismail Nawahda, called for Arab and Islamic unity in defense of Occupied al-Quds and al-Aqsa Mosque.

The occupation will not remain for long and will come to an end, he stressed.

Thanks to the Palestinian steadfastness and adherence to their rights, he added, Israeli plans will be foiled.

In the early morning hours, Israeli forces deployed in large numbers across Occupied Jerusalem, restricting Palestinians' access to the holy shrine.

Hundreds of West Bankers were denied entry into the occupied city under flimsy pretexts.

Only al-Quds residents and Palestinians living within the Green Line were allowed to perform Friday prayers at al-Aqsa.

Earlier Thursday, dozens of Palestinian worshipers were injured after Israeli police forces violently stormed al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied al-Quds to clear the area for Jewish settlers' break-ins that had been paused for the Muslim holidays.

The police forces fired rubber-coated bullets and teargas bombs, injuring dozens of Palestinians. At least 12 live-shot injuries were reported.

Ten worshipers were detained during the attack, including a French Muslim woman.




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