For the fifth week in a row, Israeli police on Friday prevented hundreds of Palestinian residents of the occupied West Bank from reaching Al-Aqsa Mosque to perform Friday prayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to an Anadolu Agency correspondent, Israeli police stopped worshipers from the West Bank at checkpoints at the entrances to the Old City in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Israeli police asked all worshippers to show their identifications to prove they are not from the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Palestinians, who were prevented from reaching Al-Aqsa Mosque, performed Friday prayers on the streets near the Old City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Israeli police erected checkpoints at the entrances to the Old City in the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Imam of Al-Aqsa Mosque Sheikh Yusuf Abu Sneina stressed in the Friday sermon that “Al-Aqsa Mosque is for Muslims only.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thousands of residents of East Jerusalem and Palestinians living in Israel performed Friday prayer at the Al-Aqsa Mosque amid strict security measures.\u2028<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Israel requires residents of the West Bank and Gaza Strip to obtain special permits in order to reach Jerusalem or pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
For the fifth week in a row, Israeli police on Friday prevented hundreds of Palestinian residents of the occupied West Bank from reaching Al-Aqsa Mosque to perform Friday prayer. According to an Anadolu Agency correspondent, Israeli police stopped worshipers from the West Bank at checkpoints […]<\/p>\n
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