Israeli occupation forces violently attacked photojournalist Mustafa Al-Kharouf in Wadi Al-Joz, resulting in head injuries.
A photojournalist was injured on Friday while covering the assault by Israeli occupation forces on worshippers in the neighborhoods of Wadi Al-Joz and Ras Al-Amud in occupied Jerusalem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.
WAFA correspondent reported that Israeli occupation forces violently attacked photojournalist Mustafa Al-Kharouf in Wadi Al-Joz, resulting in head injuries.
Israeli forces brutally assaulted Palestinian journalist Mustafa Al-Kharouf while covering the assault on worshippers who were performing the weekly Friday prayers outdoors in the neighborhoods of Wadi Al-Joz, in occupied #Jerusalem. pic.twitter.com/DiIGhzJB4b
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) December 15, 2023
Palestinian worshippers were performing prayers there after being denied entry into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound by the Israeli forces. At least seven worshippers were detained by the Israeli forces in the aftermath.
Eyewitnesses reported that Israeli occupation forces obstructed the work of the press crews, preventing them from reaching their colleague Al-Kharouf to check on his condition after he was evacuated from the scene for medical treatment.
Israeli occupation forces assaulted a Palestinian woman at the Lion's Gate in occupied Jerusalem. pic.twitter.com/nnpf7UowB4
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) December 15, 2023
In a related context, the Islamic Waqf, the Jordan-run authority in charge of the holy sites in Jerusalem, reported that only 7,000 worshipers were allowed to pray in the Al-Aqsa Mosque due to Israeli restrictions, with hundreds being denied entry.
Permission to pray was limited to residents of the Old City of Jerusalem.
(WAFA, PC)
