About 100,000 Palestinians perform first Friday prayer of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa
13 oC
13 oC
Güneşli
13 oC
Güneşli
Tens of thousands of Palestinian worshipers performed the first Friday prayer of the holy month of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa Mosque, amid tight israeli restrictions.
Thousands of Palestinians from the West Bank and areas within the Green line were allowed to enter Jerusalem for the prayers, passing through checkpoints where they underwent tight searches.
The Islamic Endowments in Jerusalem estimated that 100,000 Palestinians performed the first Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Heavily armed zionist police deployed at Jerusalem's entrances, restricting the worshipers' access to the occupied city.
As the holy month of Ramadan starts, zionist authorities has announced new restrictions on Palestinian entry to Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Only women, boys up to the age of 12, and elderly men over 55 years old will be allowed to enter the holy sanctuary during Ramadan, everyone else will require a hard-to-obtain permit.
The restrictions came after rising tensions across the Occupied West Bank. More than 90 Palestinians have been killed by zionist occupation forces since the start of this year. (ILKHA)
LEGAL WARNING: All rights of the published news, photos and videos are reserved by İlke Haber Ajansı Basın Yayın San. Trade A.Ş. Under no circumstances can all or part of the news, photos and videos be used without a written contract or subscription.
Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), announced the release of Israeli soldier Edan Alexander, a dual US-Israeli citizen, on Monday evening at 6:30 PM.
A fragile ceasefire between India and Pakistan has held overnight, bringing an end to nearly four days of intense cross-border shelling and aerial incursions that had pushed both nations to the brink of full-scale war.
Mohammad Suhail Shaheen, the Ambassador of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, met with Jean-Marin Schuh, the French chargé d’affaires for Afghanistan, to discuss the potential re-establishment of France’s political mission in Kabul.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday morning a significant shift in the country’s immigration policies, revealing that the residency period required to obtain permanent settlement in the UK would be extended from five years to ten years.
