![Al-Aqsa Mosque and its courtyard are seen empty before Friday prayers as Israeli forces continue to impose restrictions on Palestinians in East Jerusalem on December 15, 2023 [Mohammad Hamad - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AA-20231215-33189080-33189049-ISRAEL_BARS_PALESTINIANS_FROM_PERFORMING_WEEKLY_FRIDAY_PRAYERS_AT_ALAQSA_MOSQUE-scaled.jpg?w=801&h=524&ssl=1 "Israel bars Palestinians from performing weekly Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque")
Al-Aqsa Mosque and its courtyard are seen empty before Friday prayers as Israeli forces continue to impose restrictions on Palestinians in East Jerusalem on December 15, 2023 [Mohammad Hamad – Anadolu Agency]
![Al-Aqsa Mosque and its courtyard are seen empty before Friday prayers as Israeli forces continue to impose restrictions on Palestinians in East Jerusalem on December 15, 2023 [Mohammad Hamad - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AA-20231215-33189080-33189051-ISRAEL_BARS_PALESTINIANS_FROM_PERFORMING_WEEKLY_FRIDAY_PRAYERS_AT_ALAQSA_MOSQUE-scaled.jpg?w=391&h=258&ssl=1 "Israel bars Palestinians from performing weekly Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque")
Al-Aqsa Mosque and its courtyard are seen empty before Friday prayers as Israeli forces continue to impose restrictions on Palestinians in East Jerusalem on December 15, 2023 [Mohammad Hamad – Anadolu Agency]
![Al-Aqsa Mosque and its courtyard are seen empty before Friday prayers as Israeli forces continue to impose restrictions on Palestinians in East Jerusalem on December 15, 2023 [Mohammad Hamad - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AA-20231215-33189080-33189055-ISRAEL_BARS_PALESTINIANS_FROM_PERFORMING_WEEKLY_FRIDAY_PRAYERS_AT_ALAQSA_MOSQUE-scaled.jpg?w=391&h=262&ssl=1 "Israel bars Palestinians from performing weekly Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque")
Al-Aqsa Mosque and its courtyard are seen empty before Friday prayers as Israeli forces continue to impose restrictions on Palestinians in East Jerusalem on December 15, 2023 [Mohammad Hamad – Anadolu Agency]
![Al-Aqsa Mosque and its courtyard are seen empty before Friday prayers as Israeli forces continue to impose restrictions on Palestinians in East Jerusalem on December 15, 2023 [Mohammad Hamad - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AA-20231215-33189080-33189059-ISRAEL_BARS_PALESTINIANS_FROM_PERFORMING_WEEKLY_FRIDAY_PRAYERS_AT_ALAQSA_MOSQUE-scaled.jpg?w=591&h=396&ssl=1 "Israel bars Palestinians from performing weekly Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque")
Al-Aqsa Mosque and its courtyard are seen empty before Friday prayers as Israeli forces continue to impose restrictions on Palestinians in East Jerusalem on December 15, 2023 [Mohammad Hamad – Anadolu Agency]
![Al-Aqsa Mosque and its courtyard are seen empty before Friday prayers as Israeli forces continue to impose restrictions on Palestinians in East Jerusalem on December 15, 2023 [Mohammad Hamad - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AA-20231215-33189080-33189061-ISRAEL_BARS_PALESTINIANS_FROM_PERFORMING_WEEKLY_FRIDAY_PRAYERS_AT_ALAQSA_MOSQUE-scaled.jpg?w=601&h=396&ssl=1 "Israel bars Palestinians from performing weekly Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque")
Al-Aqsa Mosque and its courtyard are seen empty before Friday prayers as Israeli forces continue to impose restrictions on Palestinians in East Jerusalem on December 15, 2023 [Mohammad Hamad – Anadolu Agency]
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