70,000 Perform The Friday Prayers in Al Aqsa

CROSSFIREARABIA – Tens of thousands performed their Friday noon prayers at the Al Aqsa mosque.  The Islamic Awqaf Dept stated that around 70,000 people performed the Friday prayers. The entry of people was made despite the strict inspections imposed upon them as they entered the compound of the Al Aqsa Mosque. Israeli soldiers turned many young people away and arrested Amir Al Risheq Hatta Gate leading to the Old City.

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    Dr. Marwan Asmar holds a PhD from Leeds University and is a freelance writer specializing on the Middle East. He has worked as a journalist since the early 1990s in Jordan and the Gulf countries, and been widely published, including at Albawaba, Gulf News, Al Ghad, World Press Review and others.

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