On the fourth Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, Israeli occupation forces continued to impose strict restrictions on the entry of worshippers from the West Bank into occupied Jerusalem to perform prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Since dawn on Friday, hundreds of elderly citizens began arriving at the Qalandia checkpoint to reach Jerusalem, to perform the last Friday prayers of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa Mosque, amid a heavy presence of Israeli occupation forces, at the Qalandia military checkpoint north of occupied Jerusalem, and the "300" checkpoint separating the cities of Bethlehem and Jerusalem, and they checked the citizens' identities, and prevented men under the age of 55 and women under the age of 50 who obtained "special permits" from entering Jerusalem. Despite this, thousands of citizens have flocked since this morning, through the checkpoints in an attempt to reach Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Eyewitnesses reported that occupation forces turned back dozens of elderly people at the Qalandia and Bethlehem checkpoints as they were on their way to Al-Aqsa Mosque, claiming they did not have the required permits to enter.
The occupation forces also imposed strict restrictions on the gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque, checked the IDs of young men at the entrances to the Old City and the gates of the mosque, and prevented a number of them from entering.
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The occupation obstructs thousands of citizens from reaching Al-Aqsa Mosque.