Today, Friday, the Israeli occupation forces imposed strict restrictions on the entry of worshipers coming from the West Bank to the occupied city of Jerusalem, to perform the first Friday prayer of the holy month of Ramadan in the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Despite the strict military restrictions, thousands of citizens have flocked since this morning through the Qalandia military checkpoint, where the occupation army has reinforced its forces at the checkpoint, checked the citizens’ identities, and prevented men under the age of 55 and women under the age of 50 who obtained “special permits” from entering Jerusalem.

Eyewitnesses reported that the occupation forces returned dozens of elderly people at the Qalandia and Bethlehem checkpoints who were on their way to Al-Aqsa Mosque, on the pretext that they did not have the required permits to enter.

The occupation forces also imposed restrictions on the entry of worshipers into Al-Aqsa Mosque, checked the identities of young men at the entrances to the Old City and the doors of the mosque, and prevented a number of them from entering.