Amman, Oct. 16 (Petra)-- Tens of thousands of worshipers performed Friday prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque despite restrictions imposed by Israeli occupation forces on people entering Jerusalem.

The Islamic Waqf Department in Jerusalem said tens of thousands of worshipers performed Friday prayer at the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Palestinian media outlets reported that thousands of worshipers had flocked to the mosque since the early morning hours, while Israeli occupation forces imposed tight security measures in its vicinity, deploying large numbers of troops at the mosque's gates and throughout the Old City.

The outlets added that Israeli police set up military checkpoints across the city, inside the Old City and around Al-Aqsa Mosque, stopping dozens of young men, checking their identity documents and preventing many of them from entering the mosque.

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