Bethlehem: More than 200 Palestinians from the besieged Gaza Strip travelled to occupied East Jerusalem yesterday to attend prayers at the Al Aqsa Mosque, according to Palestinian liaison officials.
The officials told Ma’an that the 250 worshipers, all above the age of 50, travelled to Jerusalem via the Erez crossing between the besieged enclave and Israel to attend prayers, and would immediately be returning to the Gaza Strip following the conclusion of Friday prayers.
The number of Palestinians permitted to worship at Al Aqsa was reduced by Israel earlier, as Israeli authorities had permitted 300 elderly Palestinians from the small Palestinian territory to travel to Al Aqsa every Friday.
