A limited number of Palestinians performed on Wednesday Eid al-Adha prayers at the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, amid tight Israeli restrictions.
The Israeli army closed the gates of the mosque and searched worshippers at entrances, forcing some to head to other mosques after delays in entering, an Anadolu correspondent reported.
Israeli forces also fired stun grenades near the mosque, causing panic among worshippers, as attendance is estimated at around 300.
“Eid al-Adha is the greatest holiday for Muslims, but the occupation forces closed the gates of the Ibrahimi Mosque and fired stun grenades at worshippers,” Hebron Governor Khaled Dudin told Anadolu.
Dudin said the number of worshippers did not exceed 30% of the usual attendance, describing the situation as “religious replacement and religious terror in all its forms” inside the mosque.
