Palestinian devotees perform the evening 'Taraweeh' prayers at the Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem on February 28, 2025, on the eve of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
Occupied Jerusalem: Amid the stringent military measures imposed by the Israeli occupation authorities to restrict access to the mosque, over 75,000 Palestinians performed the Isha and Taraweeh prayers on the second day of the holy month of Ramadan at the Al Aqsa Mosque, according to the Islamic Waqf Department in Jerusalem.
The department highlighted that most of worshipers were residents of the holy city or from within the territories of 1948, with the Israeli occupation authorities preventing thousands of Palestinians from the West Bank provinces from reaching Jerusalem to perform prayers at Al Aqsa Mosque.
Meanwhile, local sources reported that the Israeli occupation forces obstructed the arrival of worshipers to perform the prayers through the Damascus and the Lion Gates and engaged in vetting their identities, resulting in arresting some of young Palestinians and preventing them from entering the mosque.
