Israeli forces impose restrictions on Al-Aqsa prayers

As much of the world's attention is focused on Gaza, worshippers being prevented by Israeli forces from praying at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque have become a common scene.

“They don’t let us in, oppress us, and hit us,” said Mohammad Salaymeh, an 18-year-old man who has not been able to pray at the mosque since the beginning of the war in Gaza.

The prayers, which usually see an average of 50,000 worshippers in and around the mosque, only had around 4,000 people this week.

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Under the cover of war, Israeli forces impose restrictions on Al-Aqsa prayers