140,000 Muslims pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque to mark 1st day of Eid al-Adha
Heavy presence of Israeli police around Old City of East Jerusalem, its alleyways
JERUSALEM, Palestine (MNTV) – Some 140,000 Muslim worshipers filled the courtyards and prayer halls of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem on Wednesday, the first day of Eid al-Adha, to perform Eid prayers.
“The number of worshipers at Al-Aqsa Mosque for this year’s Eid al-Adha prayers was estimated at 140,000,” the Islamic Waqf Department in Jerusalem said.
There was a heavy presence of Israeli police around the Old City of East Jerusalem, its alleyways, and at the mosque’s outer gates.
Tens of thousands of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip mark the holiday amid war, blockade, and ongoing Israeli military escalation.
Since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza in October 2023, the West Bank has witnessed an escalation in attacks by the army and the occupiers, particularly in rural and Bedouin areas near settlements and outposts.
The Israeli army has killed around 1,200 Palestinians, injured over 12,600 others, and displaced 33,000 in the West Bank, according to figures published by the Palestinian government media office on Monday.
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