A photojournalist was injured in the head, and 7 people were arrested today, Friday, after the Israeli occupation forces beat worshipers in the Wadi al-Joz neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem, who were prevented from entering to perform prayers in the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Local sources reported that the occupation forces severely beat photojournalist Mustafa Al-Kharouf in Wadi Al-Joz, causing him to suffer head injuries. They also arrested 7 people whose identities are not yet known.

The occupation forces obstructed the work of the press crews, and prevented them from arriving to check on their colleague Al-Kharouf after he was transferred into an ambulance to receive treatment, before he was transferred to the hospital.

The attack occurred during a group of Palestinians gathering to perform prayers in the Wadi al-Joz area near Al-Aqsa Mosque due to Israeli restrictions on prayer in Al-Aqsa Mosque for 10 weeks.

The Israeli forces first pulled weapons on the photojournalist, Mustafa Al-Kharouf, then threw him to the ground and kicked him.

The photographer suffered bruises and wounds to his face and body as a result of the strong blows he was subjected to, which required him to be transported by ambulance to Al-Maqasid Hospital.

The Israeli police also attacked photographer Fayez Abu Rumaila, who was standing next to photographer Al-Kharouf.

In this context, the Islamic Endowments in Jerusalem said that only 7,000 worshipers performed prayers in the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, due to the Israeli occupation preventing hundreds of people from entering.

Residents of the Old City of Jerusalem were only allowed to pray in the mosque, and the occupation forces attacked a number of elderly people who tried to enter Al-Aqsa near Lions Gate, forcing many of them to perform it in the neighboring Wadi al-Joz and Ras al-Amud neighborhoods.