Tens of thousands of Palestinians performed Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, despite the strict military measures imposed by Israeli authorities at the entrances of the Old City of occupied Jerusalem.

The Islamic Waqf in Jerusalem, the custodian of the holy mosque, estimated that about 35,000 worshipers performed Friday prayers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Israeli forces stopped worshippers at the gates of compound and checked their ID cards.