Jerusalem: 180,000 worshippers performed Isha and Taraweeh prayers on the 26th day of the holy month of Ramadan at Al Aqsa Mosque, despite strict military measures imposed by the Israeli occupation authorities on access to the mosque.

According to Qatar News Agency, the Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem estimated that 180,000 worshippers performed Isha and Taraweeh prayers at Al Aqsa Mosque, most of them residents of the Holy City or from within the 1948 territories.

The occupation authorities prevent thousands of Palestinians from the West Bank governorates from reaching Jerusalem to perform prayers at Al Aqsa Mosque.