Given the severe military restrictions the Israeli occupation authorities had placed on mosque entry, tens of thousands of people attended Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

It was reported by the Islamic Awqaf Department in Jerusalem that Friday prayers were held within Al-Aqsa Mosque by roughly fifty thousand worshipers.

According to the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA), the occupying soldiers prevented worshipers from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque through the Lions' Gate, verified their identities, and detained several of them.

Since the beginning of the all-out Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, the occupation forces have prevented thousands of West Bank residents from visiting Al-Aqsa Mosque and continue to impose severe restrictions on worshipers' access, particularly on Fridays.