In pictures: Eid al-Adha prayer in Al-Aqsa Mosque | With pictures

Occupied Jerusalem- About 40,000 worshipers performed Eid al-Adha prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, amid strict Israeli measures, according to the Islamic Endowments Department.

The department said in a brief statement that the occupation imposed unprecedented measures on Eid prayers and during entry to the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, noting that “they beat the elderly, men, women, and children at the doors and prevented thousands of worshipers from entering.”