Hawzah News Agency - The Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem estimated the number of worshipers at about 50,000 people who managed to perform Friday prayer inside the holy site and in its courtyards.

Local sources reported that Israeli occupation police forces obstructed the access of many other people, especially those who tried to enter from the Damascus and the Lions Gates, checking their IDs, stopping a number of young men and preventing them from entering the holy Islamic site.

The young men who were denied access to the Mosque performed Friday prayer in its vicinity.

Israeli occupation forces impose strict restrictions on the entry of worshipers to Al-Aqsa Mosque, especially on Fridays, preventing thousands of citizens from the West Bank from reaching Jerusalem to perform prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, as they require the issuance of special permits to cross their military checkpoints surrounding the holy city.

Since the start of the Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, in October 2023, Israeli occupation forces and police have been tightening security measures at the gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the entrances to the Old City.

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