Despite oppressive measures taken by Israeli occupation authorities, tens of thousands of Palestinian worshipers performed prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque on the second Friday of the holy month of Ramadan.
The Islamic Waqf estimates that some 80,000 people attended the midday prayer in occupied Al-Quds.
Despite restrictions by Israeli forces, thousands of Palestinians gather at the courtyards of Al Aqsa mosque to perform their second Friday prayer of the Holy month of Ramadan.
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The occupation authorities allowed only Palestinian males aged 55 and older, women at least 50 years old and children aged 12 and below to enter the city for Friday prayers, making the site inaccessible to the vast majority of Palestinians.
The majority of those attending the second Friday prayer of the holy month of Ramadan were Palestinians living in the occupied territories, as its military capped the number of permits for worshippers traveling from the West Bank to Islam’s third holiest site.
Second Friday of Ramadan, Palestinians wait to cross the Qalandia checkpoint north of Jerusalem to attend the 2nd Friday prayer during Ramadan at the Al Aqsa Mosque.
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Source: Agencies
