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Tens of thousands of Palestinians performed Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, despite the obstacles and stringent measures imposed by the Israeli occupation. The Islamic Waqf Department in Jerusalem (affiliated with Jordan) reported 75,000 worshippers performed Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Jerusalem sources that tens of thousands flocked to the Al-Aqsa Mosque since the early morning hours, while occupation forces imposed strict measures in its vicinity. Large numbers of troops were deployed at the gates of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Old City, and dozens of metal barriers were erected throughout the city, within the Old City, and around the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Dozens of young men were detained and their identities checked.
The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound is subjected daily, except on Fridays and Saturdays, to a series of violations and incursions by settlers, under the protection of the occupation police, in an attempt to impose complete control over the mosque and divide it both temporally and spatially. Quds Press
