Today, Wednesday, the Israeli occupation forces prevented thousands of citizens from reaching occupied Jerusalem to commemorate the Night of Power at the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Thousands of citizens flocked to the Qalandia military checkpoint and Checkpoint 300, which separates the cities of Bethlehem and Jerusalem. However, the occupation forces, which reinforced their presence at the checkpoints, prevented most of them from crossing into the Holy City.

According to local sources, occupation forces turned back thousands of citizens at the Qalandia and Bethlehem checkpoints, including women, the elderly, and children, who were on their way to Al-Aqsa Mosque, on the pretext that they did not have the required permits to enter.

The Jerusalem Governorate reported that occupation forces prevented a number of elderly people from entering Jerusalem to commemorate the Night of Power at Al-Aqsa Mosque, despite their possession of permits.

It added that the occupation has transformed Jerusalem into a military barracks, imposed strict restrictions on those entering the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, checked the IDs of young men at the entrances to the Old City and the gates of the mosque, and prevented a number of them from entering.