Tens of thousands performed Friday prayers at the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, despite the strict military measures imposed by the Israeli occupation forces at the gates and entrances of the Old City of occupied Jerusalem.

The Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem estimated that about 40,000 worshipers performed Friday prayers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

The occupation forces deployed in the streets of the city and the vicinity of Al-Aqsa Mosque, stationed at its gates, stopped the worshipers, checked their identity cards, and prevented dozens from entering the mosque.

Thousands of citizens performed the dawn prayer in the vicinity of Al-Aqsa Mosque, despite the restrictions imposed by the occupation and the strict military measures imposed by its forces.