Israel imposing entry limitations on Al Aqsa Mosque

Palestine

Published: 2017-07-28 10:41

Last Updated: 2024-04-23 09:12


This comes after the lift of previous security measures after 12 days of worshipers boycotting
This comes after the lift of previous security measures after 12 days of worshipers boycotting

Israeli authorities have imposed limitations on worshipers entering Al Aqsa Mosque.

Israeli Prime MInister Netanyahu asked the police and Israeli forces only allow entry to the Mosque for men over the age of 50, and not to allow young men in to pray. Entry for women, regardless of their age, will not be restricted.

According to Israeli sources, the Israeli PM also demanded military presence to be increased inside Al Aqsa’s courtyards and in the Old City.

Israeli forces had broken into Al Aqsa Mosque last night, where they’ve arrested 120 worshipers as well as having injured dozens with rubber-coated bullets and sonic grenades.

Tens of thousands of worshipers prayed in the courtyards of the Mosque after they were able to open all of its gates and remove metal detectors after 12 days of boycotting praying in the Mosque in protest of the stringent and dehumanizing security measures Israel has been applying.