Thousands attend Friday prayer in Aqsa Mosque despite the wild cold

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)-- Despite heavy rain and cold weather in the occupied city of Jerusalem, thousands of Palestinian Jerusalemites marched to the Aqsa Mosque in support of their fellow Palestinians in Selwan suburb who are facing the nightmare of being uprooted from their homes. A couple of days ago, the Israeli occupation authorities handed over demolition notices to 88 Palestinian families residing in Selwan, and urged them to leave their homes immediately to build a public park on the ruins of their homes. The Israeli step gained the wrath of Palestinians in homeland and in diaspora, who vowed to resist the Israeli move with all available means. Palestinians less than 45 years old were denied entry to the Aqsa Mosque to perform their Friday prayer there as the Israeli occupation police deployed thousands of its members in and around the old town of occupied Jerusalem. The Aqsa foundation for endowment and heritage, which called for the rally, urged Arab and Muslim countries to immediately mobilize to protect the Aqsa Mosque from the Israeli schemes to demolish it. The foundation also stressed that the case of Selwan suburb won’t be isolated as it would be followed by similar moves in the future if the Israeli crime is passed this time. The IOA offered the affected Palestinian families money to settle the problem and leave their homes peacefully, but the Palestinians refused the offer and vowed to resist the Israeli step to the last breathe.