The Council of Endowments and Islamic Affairs in Jerusalem denounced the occupation forces’ continued and persistent restrictions on worshipers arriving at the Blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, obstructing their entry, preventing many of them from entering it, forcibly removing them from the doors of the mosque and pursuing them in the streets.

The Endowments Council considered, in a statement yesterday, Saturday, that the occupation forces preventing a large number of worshipers from entering the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and severely beating some of them reflect the extent of the premeditated plans towards Al-Aqsa and the attempt to Judaize it by preventing Muslims and depriving them of their right to pray and worship there. .

The Council affirmed that the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, with its area of 144 dunums and all its prayer rooms, buildings, courtyards, corridors, and roads leading to it, underground and above it, is a purely Islamic mosque for Muslims alone by a divine decision, and it does not accept division or partnership, and no one has the right to prevent Muslims from reaching their mosque and praying. In it and worship in its aspects.

He stressed that the Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem has full authority over Al-Aqsa Mosque and its management, maintenance and supervision in all matters, the most important of which is the spiritual reconstruction represented in serving all Muslims arriving to Al-Aqsa and enabling them to perform their prayers and worship in its spaciousness in peace and tranquility.

The Endowments Council called on all Islamic countries and peace-loving countries in the world to put pressure on the occupation government to stop its measures aimed at changing the long-standing historical, legal and religious situation in Al-Aqsa Mosque and protecting it, and all Islamic and Christian sanctities in Al-Quds Al-Sharif.

Yesterday, the occupation forces prevented dozens of Palestinians and worshipers from entering the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, and assaulted them at the doors of the mosque.

The worshipers held the noon prayer near the Lions' Gate and in the streets of the Old City of Jerusalem.

The occupation forces have imposed strict restrictions on Al-Aqsa since October 7 last year, amid great facilitation for settlers' incursions and allowing them to perform unprecedented Talmudic rituals.