For today 35.. "Fifth Friday without Al-Aqsa": The occupation perpetuates siege of Jerusalem

Jerusalem 3-4-2026
- For the fifth week in a row, in an unprecedented escalation that has not been witnessed by the occupied city of Since 1967 , the Israeli occupation continues to close the mosque The blessed will for the 35 day in a row, preventing thousands of Palestinians from arriving to it to perform Friday prayer, under the pretext of the "state of emergency" and the prevailing security conditions.

The occupation forces imposed strict military measures in the vicinity of the Old City of Jerusalem, closed its entrances, deployed their military checkpoints, and prevented citizens from fully accessing Al-Aqsa Mosque to perform Friday prayers, under the intense deployment of their soldiers..

Eyewitnesses reported that the occupation forces prevented citizens from entering the Old City or approaching the Al-Aqsa Mosque, forcing them to perform prayers in the streets and nearby neighborhoods, under continuing restrictions..

This continuous closure comes in_the context of the restriction policy imposed by the occupation authorities on the city of Jerusalem and its sanctities, in an attempt to impose a new reality in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and impose full control over it.

In the same context, official and religious authorities warned of the danger of continuing the closure of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, considering it a blatant violation of freedom of worship, and a dangerous escalation that calls for urgent international intervention to stop these measures.

وتواصل "جماعات الهيكل" المزعوم تحريضها على اقتحام المسجد الأقصى خلال "عيد الفصح" العبري، والدعوة إلى "ذبح القرابين" داخله، مطالبة بفتحه خلال فترة العيد الممتدة من 2 إلى 9 نيسان/أبريل.