Hamas condemned, in the strongest terms, the attack by the Israeli occupation police on the prayers at the Lions Gate, while they were on their way to perform Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque this afternoon.

In a statement, Hamas held the occupation fully responsible for this barbaric aggression, and for obstructing their access to Al-Aqsa Mosque, as described.

it said, "This is a provocation to the feelings of Muslims, and a flagrant violation of the freedom of access to places of worship guaranteed by all international laws and legislations."

"Hamas" called on the Palestinian people to continue to travel and reside in the Al-Aqsa Mosque in defense of it and to thwart the Judaization plans of the occupation against it.

And it stressed that Al-Aqsa Mosque and Jerusalem will remain a symbol of resistance that we will not deviate from until their liberation with all our occupied lands and our Islamic and Christian sanctities, and the establishment of our independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.