Amman, Sept. 18 (Petra)-- Tens of thousands of worshipers performed Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque (Al-Haram Al-Sharif), despite Israeli occupation forces imposing a security cordon around the Old City and the mosque and preventing dozens of worshipers from reaching it, one day before the Jewish holiday.

The Islamic Awqaf Department in Jerusalem said that tens of thousands of worshipers performed Friday prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Palestinian media reported that Israeli occupation forces imposed a tight siege around the Old City and Al-Aqsa Mosque on Friday, preventing dozens of young men from reaching the site.

The forces heavily deployed metal barricades around the Old City and the mosque, stopped incoming worshipers, recorded and checked their identification documents, and prevented others from accessing the mosque.

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