Thousands of Palestinians performed Friday prayer at the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied city of Jerusalem, amid strict measures imposed by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) at its gates.

The Ministry of Islamic Endowments in Jerusalem said that 35,000 worshipers performed Friday prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque.

The IOF deployed police checkpoints at the entrances to the Old City of Jerusalem and checked the identities of the citizens.