Israel cancels permits of 200 Gazan worshipers

The Israeli Authorities canceled entry permits of the 200 Palestinian, from the besieged Gaza Strip, who were previously allowed to enter the occupied al-Qods ('Jerusalem') for Friday prayers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Yoav Mordechai, coordinator of the Israeli Government Activities in the occupied territories, said Israel decided to deny access to the 200 worshipers who obtained special permits to head to the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Mordechai added that the Israeli measure comes in retaliation to the shell that was fired, late on Thursday at night, from Beit Hanoun, in northern Gaza, into an Israeli area across the border.

He stated that the Erez Terminal would also be closed due to what he called "escalation, and dangerous situation close to the border with Gaza."