Masses Gather at Al-Aqsa Amid Restrictions
Thousands of worshippers gathered at Al-Aqsa Mosque to perform Friday prayers, despite the strict measures imposed by the Israeli occupation forces at the mosque’s entrances and in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem. The occupation forces deployed heavily, conducting thorough searches of worshippers and restricting the movement of arrivals, which hindered some from reaching the mosque’s courtyards. During the first five days of the Sukkot holiday, approximately 9,138 settlers stormed the mosque, and the number of settler intrusions during the Jewish holiday season rose to 11,409 settlers by the end of Thursday. At the same time, Palestinian and Jerusalemite entities called for extra caution and for performing Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa, amid escalating incursions and Jewish rituals inside the mosque, and occupation measures that included setting up barriers and tightening restrictions on the entry of Palestinians, Awqaf employees, and journalists. The Jewish holiday season continues, accompanied by an increase in group religious practices and the entry of holiday-related tools into the mosque courtyards, all under strict security surveillance.
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