Approximately 40,000 Palestinians carried out the Eid al-Adha prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday. However, the standard festive ambiance was absent as they mourned the victims of Israel’s ongoing struggle on the Gaza Strip, which has continued for over eight months.
The Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem mentioned in a press release that about 40,000 worshippers carried out Eid al-Adha prayers as a result of strict closure on worshippers stopping 1000’s from getting into.
The Palestinian news company WAFA reported that “the (Israeli) occupation forces attacked worshippers on Sunday morning on their option to the Al-Aqsa Mosque and as they have been leaving, and prevented dozens from getting into to carry out Eid prayers.”
“In the early morning hours, occupation forces entered the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, checked the identities of the worshippers, obstructed their motion, and prevented many younger males from getting into, forcing them to wish exterior the mosque’s doorways,” it added.
Meanwhile, 1000’s of Palestinians carried out Eid al-Adha prayers on the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, within the southern occupied West Bank, regardless of safety restrictions imposed by the Israeli military on the entry of worshippers.
Head of the Hebron Endowments Department, Ghassan Al-Rajabi, instructed Anadolu Agency (AA), “The measures taken by the occupation on Eid Al-Adha aim to prevent Palestinians’ access to holy sites, especially the Ibrahimi Mosque.”
“Despite all these measures, between 8,000 and 10,000 Palestinians offered Eid al-Adha prayers in the mosque,” he added.
Worshippers should cross via navy checkpoints after which digital gates to enter the Ibrahimi Mosque and pray there, based on an AA correspondent.
The Muslim vacation of Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, commemorates Prophet Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son at God’s command.
This yr’s Eid al-Adha vacation comes amid Israel’s continued brutal offensive on the Gaza Strip since an Oct. 7 assault by Hamas, regardless of a UN Security Council decision demanding a direct cease-fire.
Nearly 37,300 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza by Israeli forces since October final yr, most of them girls and youngsters, and nearly 85,200 others injured, based on native well being authorities.
More than eight months into the Israeli onslaught, huge tracts of Gaza lay in ruins amid a crippling blockade of meals, clear water and medication.
Israel is accused of genocide on the International Court of Justice, whose newest ruling ordered Tel Aviv to instantly halt its operation in Rafah, the place greater than 1 million Palestinians sought refuge from the struggle earlier than it was invaded on May 6.
Source: www.dailysabah.com