Day 336 Jerusalem during “Al-Aqsa Flood” Operation
On the 336th day of "Al-Aqsa Flood Operation", the occupation authorities continued to impose restrictions on the entry of worshipers to Al-Aqsa Mosque to perform Friday prayers, and the raids and arrests from the city of Jerusalem continued.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Jerusalem explained that the occupation authorities prevented hundreds of young men and boys from entering Al-Aqsa to perform the dawn and Friday prayers.
The worshipers explained that the police officers stationed at the gates of Al-Aqsa and on the roads leading to it imposed restrictions on the entry of worshipers to Al-Aqsa, by preventing young men between the ages of 14-15 from entering Al-Aqsa.
The worshipers added that the forces stationed at the gates of Al-Aqsa, on the main road to Lions Gate, and at the gates of the Old City, stop young men and boys "randomly", and after asking them "where are you from" they demand that they return and refuse to allow them to continue on their way to the Old City or Al-Aqsa, and there are those who are prevented from entering without "checking their identity and without any questioning."
The worshipers added in a meeting with them: "Just leave here, come back, don't enter," those were the words of the police to us, "no reason or excuse, and whoever tries to object or even discuss entering Al-Aqsa, will be pushed away and assaulted."
The worshipers also explained that the forces ordered them to leave outside the walls of the Old City, and assaulting them by pushing and beating them, to prevent them from praying on the thresholds of Al-Aqsa.
The young worshipers performed the prayer on the road to the "Yusufiya Cemetery", at the closest point they were able to reach, after they were prevented from entering and praying in Al-Aqsa.
Since the beginning of the war on the Gaza Strip on October 7, the occupation authorities imposed a tight siege on Al-Aqsa Mosque and during the first 5 months, the occupation authorities prevented worshipers from entering the mosque of all ages and regions, and with the beginning of Ramadan they allowed entry, and immediately after the end of the holy month, restrictions on the entry of worshipers returned until this day.
Raids and arrests
The forces continued to raid towns and neighborhoods in the city of Jerusalem, especially the Shu’fat refugee camp and the town of Anata, and the forces arrested a young man from the town of Anata at dawn, and distributed "threatening leaflets" to the residents of arrest. In the afternoon hours, they arrested a woman and two young men.
