Khaberni - Around 80,000 worshippers performed the first Friday prayer of the month of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The Jerusalem Waqf Department stated that this occurred despite the strict restrictions imposed by the Israeli occupation forces on the entry of worshippers coming from the West Bank to occupied Jerusalem.
The Israeli forces reinforced their presence at the Qalandiya military checkpoint, where they scrutinized the identities of the worshippers and prevented men under the age of 55 and women under the age of 50 - even those with "special permits" - from entering Jerusalem to perform the prayer.
The military checkpoints witnessed stringent inspection procedures while thousands of Palestinians had been arriving since the early morning hours in an attempt to reach Al-Aqsa Mosque and observe the first Friday of the holy month.
