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Al-Aqsa Taraweeh attendance
I cannot confirm the claim that 50,000 worshippers performed Taraweeh at Al‑Aqsa on the day in question because the only provided source contradicts that specific figure and reports that authorities barred today’s prayers.
Al‑Jazeera notes that 'Jerusalem’s governor said Taraweeh attendance during Ramadan has ranged from 35 to 100,000 worshippers, but authorities barred today’s prayers under the state‑of‑emergency rules', and that 'Israeli occupation police prevented Isha and Taraweeh prayers at Al‑Aqsa Mosque on Saturday evening.'
The same source reports that instead of a full congregational Taraweeh, 'Islamic Waqf sources told Al Jazeera the brief prayer was led by Imam Sheikh Yusuf Abu Asnineh and director Sheikh Omar al‑Kiswani with a small number of Waqf staff.'
Given only this source is available, I cannot corroborate the 50,000 number from other outlets or perspectives.
Al‑Aqsa closure details
Al‑Jazeera reports Israeli authorities cited a state of emergency as the reason for the closure and restrictions on Al‑Aqsa.
Al‑Jazeera says this followed what it describes as a US‑Israeli attack on Iran that began at dawn.
Hebrew Channel 12 reported the Home Front Command ordered Al‑Aqsa closed in Ramadan because of the 'security situation'.
The Home Front Command’s measures, according to the report, included shifting the country to 'essential activity only,' 'suspending education, banning gatherings and restricting workplace access,' and those measures were applied to Al‑Aqsa despite the mosque’s administration by the Jordanian‑referenced Waqf.
Al-Aqsa police actions
Al-Jazeera describes forcible actions by Israeli police at the site: 'Dozens of worshippers and some Waqf employees were expelled before Dhuhr, only Al-Aqsa guards remained, and police then closed the mosque’s doors.'
The report adds that police 'pressed Old City merchants to shut shops except for staples and bakeries,' and eyewitnesses said that stalls in the Qattanin market leading to Al-Aqsa 'were deliberately closed.'
These descriptions indicate direct Israeli police removal of worshippers and closures around the mosque rather than voluntary suspension of prayers.
Al-Aqsa closure and reactions
Observers cited by Al-Jazeera see the forced closure as part of a broader pattern of Israeli actions around Al-Aqsa.
The article says observers "likened the forced closure on the eleventh of Ramadan to the mosque lockdown during the 2020 coronavirus outbreak."
It quotes Jerusalem researcher Ziad Abuhis warning it "furthers efforts to 'Judaize' and consolidate Israeli sovereignty over Al-Aqsa."
Taken together, the source frames the closure as a security-justified Israeli restriction that critics view as accelerating efforts to change the status and control of the holy site.
Because only Al-Jazeera reporting is available here, I cannot add other media or regional perspectives to corroborate or challenge that interpretation.