HIBAPRESS – Agencies
Israel continues to close the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem for the seventh day since the start of the war on Iran, preventing Palestinians from performing the third Friday prayer of Ramadan.
With the start of the Israeli-American aggression against Iran last Saturday, the Israeli authorities closed the Al-Aqsa Mosque under restrictions imposed by the army, preventing gatherings during the war, and since then have not allowed worshipers to enter. Eye witnesses said that the Israeli authorities kept the doors of Al-Aqsa Mosque closed today. Those present at Al-Aqsa are limited to guards, custodians of the mosque, and employees of the Islamic Waqf Department in Jerusalem, who raise the call to prayer at its times and perform prayers at their times, including Friday prayers. The same measures included other religious sites in Jerusalem, including the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City, which is considered one of the holiest churches for Christians around the world.
