On Friday morning, the Israeli occupation authorities tightened their military measures in the vicinity of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, and prevented a number of citizens from entering to perform Friday prayers.

Witnesses and eyewitnesses reported that the occupation forces assaulted a number of young men by beating them at the entrance to Lions Gate, one of the doors of Al-Aqsa Mosque, while preventing others from entering.

The witnesses added that the occupation forces also tightened their procedures around the Old City of occupied Jerusalem, checked the identities of Jerusalemites and prevented those outside the Old City from entering it.

For the fifth Friday in a row, the occupation forces continue their strict measures on the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and the residents of the Old City, preventing entry to them, as in the past four Fridays the number of worshipers has only exceeded a few thousand.