Amid restrictions and destruction, Palestinians perform Eid prayers in Gaza and Al-Aqsa

Thousands of Palestinians performed Eid al-Adha prayers in a number of mosques in the Gaza Strip despite being subjected to severe damage, while others performed the prayer in open places amid continued activity of warplanes and reconnaissance aircraft in the skies of the Strip.

Hundreds of Palestinians performed Eid al-Adha prayers on the ruins of the historic Omari Mosque in Gaza City, north of the Strip, amid the buzzing of Israeli reconnaissance planes.

The courtyard of the Emirati Hospital in the south of the Gaza Strip witnessed the presence of dozens of people performing Eid prayers, including medical staff and a number of wounded who were injured as a result of the continuing occupation raids. Dozens of Palestinians also performed Eid prayers at the Baptist Hospital in Gaza City.

Hundreds of displaced people gathered in the Al-Mawasi area in the south of the Gaza Strip to perform Eid prayers among the tents, while Eid prayers were held in Jabalia Mosque in the north of the Gaza Strip. The mosque’s preacher said, “The arrogant Israelis prevented the people of Gaza from celebrating Eid Al-Adha,” indicating that the Eid has returned to Gaza and it is clinging to its Lord. The highest prices are paid to defend the nation's sanctities. Al-Khatib said, "The Israeli enemy is trying to break the resolve of the people of Gaza, but it will not succeed in doing so."

In Jerusalem, the Israeli occupation forces prepared before the start of Eid prayers, imposed severe restrictions on the gates of the Old City, prevented hundreds of young men from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque, and assaulted a number of them, especially in the Bab al-Amoud and Bab al-Silsilah areas.

Thousands of Palestinians held Eid al-Adha prayers in Al-Aqsa Mosque despite the occupation’s restrictions and the deployment of barriers at the gates of the Old City of Jerusalem to prevent worshipers from entering, searching them, and examining their identities.

Despite the Israeli restrictions, about 40,000 Palestinians succeeded in entering Al-Aqsa Mosque to perform Eid prayers, according to a statement by the Palestinian Ministry of Endowments.