Israeli forces have barred Palestinians from performing Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the holiest mosque for Muslims in Jerusalem.

Israeli police on Friday deported worshipers from the West Bank and Jerusalem who were not allowed to enter Al-Aqsa. News Anadolu.

Israeli police said in a statement that Palestinians were not allowed to perform Friday prayers because they were not allowed to enter al-Aqsa.

Several checkpoints were set up in the ancient Palestinian city on Friday, preventing worshipers from entering Al-Aqsa.

At that time, the Israeli forces detained the Palestinians, picked them up by bus and sent them back to the West Bank.

Similarly, members of the Israeli security forces did not allow any worshipers to enter Al-Aqsa from the besieged Gaza Strip.

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