Sheikh Azzam Al-Khatib, Director General of the Islamic Endowments Department in occupied Jerusalem, said that more than 4 million Palestinians prayed at Al-Aqsa Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan, despite the restrictions imposed by the Israeli occupation authorities. Sheikh Al-Khatib added, in today’s statements, that the number of worshipers who attended Al-Aqsa Mosque throughout the days of the month, including 4 Friday prayers and Laylat al-Qadr, exceeds 4 million people, stressing that this number is unprecedented, compared to previous years, and the endowments were able to Managing things well. During Ramadan, the Israeli occupation authorities prevented male residents of the occupied West Bank, between the ages of 12 and 55, from reaching Al-Aqsa Mosque, and only allowed several hundred residents of the Gaza Strip to reach the mosque to perform prayers. These decisions were reflected in the worshipers of Al-Aqsa Mosque, as it was noted that the largest percentage of those coming from the West Bank are women. However, thousands of young men were able to bypass the occupation checkpoints to reach the mosque, especially in the last ten days of Ramadan, when they perform i’tikaaf in the mosque. The occupation police stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque several times during the second third of Ramadan, beating worshipers, and arrested more than 450 of them in less than two hours, and more than 3,000 settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque in the blessed month.
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