The Israeli occupation forces turned the city of Jerusalem and its old town into a military barracks before Friday prayers.

The Israeli police deployed extensively and prevented worshipers from reaching Al-Aqsa Mosque to perform Friday prayers, with the exception of those over seventy years of age, as the confrontations since the launch of Operation “Al-Aqsa Flood” against the occupation entered its seventh day.

Large Israeli police forces were deployed around the Old City and its alleys, and set up checkpoints at its entrances.

The Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem revealed that “the Old City is completely surrounded, with only those over 70 years of age allowed to enter,” adding that “Al-Aqsa Mosque is almost empty of worshipers.”

Eyewitnesses explained that "the Old City and its surroundings resemble a military barracks, with the large presence of Israeli police in it, which prevents non-residents from entering it."