Heavy security presence near Al-Aqsa Mosque as thousands gather to pray
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Worshippers performed evening prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on the first day of Ramadan. 35,000 people were allowed into the compound, despite a heavy Israeli police presence. It comes a day after young men were denied entry into Al-Aqsa — which is the third holiest site in Islam. Al Jazeera’s Hamdah Salhut is outside Damascus Gate in occupied East Jerusalem with more. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Palestine #OccupiedWestBank #OccupiedEastJerusalem #Ramadan #AlAqsaMosque #DamascusGate #Israel #WestBankRaids #IsraelPalestineWar #IsraelPalestineConflict #GazaGroundRaid #IsraeliArmy #IsraeliSettlers #IsraelWar […]