Stephen Jensen (@stephenjensen1953.bsky.social)

Israeli forces prevent Friday prayer on Salah al-Din Street in Jerusalem <article data-history-node-id="436815" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-prevent-friday-prayer-salah-al-din-street-jerusalem" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-prevent-friday-prayer-salah-al-din-street-jerusalem" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli forces prevent Friday prayer on Salah al-Din Street in Jerusalem</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli forces prevented Palestinians from performing Friday prayers on Salah al-Din Street in occupied Jerusalem, Wafa news agency reported.</p> <p>Local sources reported that Israeli forces stormed the street and gave dozens of worshippers and the imam three minutes to disperse before forcibly breaking up the gathering and preventing them from holding the prayer.</p> <p>The incident comes as Israeli authorities continue to keep Al-Aqsa Mosque closed for the 28th consecutive day.</p> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Palestinian Muslims perform Friday prayers on the street in the east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Ras al-Amud on March 27, 2026" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="9ba24534-075a-4dfd-a6ad-144cb686da5b" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/Palestinian%20Muslims%20perform%20Friday%20prayers%20on%20the%20street%20in%20the%20east%20Jerusalem%20neighbourhood%20of%20Ras%20al-Amud%20on%20March%2027%2C%202026%20afp.jpg" width="1024" height="682" alt="Palestinian Muslims perform Friday prayers on the street in the east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Ras al-Amud on March 27, 2026" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Palestinian Muslims perform Friday prayers on the street in the east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Ras al-Amud on 27 March, 2026. (AFP)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url("https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png") rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article> https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-prevent-friday-prayer-salah-al-din-street-jerusalem