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(22 Mar 2024) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4484655 ASSOCIATED PRESS Qalandiya checkpoint, West Bank - 22 March 2024 1. Women sitting next to checkpoint HEADLINE: Palestinians cross into Israel for Friday prayers 2. Israeli security guard 3. Wide of Qalandiya checkpoint ANNOTATION: Thousands of Palestinians from the occupied West Bank crossed a check point on their way to Jerusalem for Friday prayers. 4. Wide of worshippers gathered at Qalandiya checkpoint as they headed towards Jerusalem on the second Friday for Ramadan prayers 5. Various of women chanting UPSOUND (Arabic): "God is the Greatest, Thanks for God" ANNOTATION: Since the outbreak of the war in October, Israel has blocked Palestinians in the West Bank from visiting Israel. ANNOTATION: Israel has put strict restrictions on who can cross to make the journey. 6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Salem Qatash, from Ramallah: "When I arrived at the Israeli checkpoint, I was asked to present an entry permit and an electronic card, despite being a Palestinian citizen who is fifty-eight years-old and not requiring a permit to enter Al-Aqsa Mosque. The occupation, which claims to uphold humanity and freedom of worship, is making false and incorrect claims. I was denied entry to pray and worship at Al-Aqsa Mosque on Friday." 7. Various of worshippers praying during Friday prayers at checkpoint after they were prevented from reaching Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem ++CUTAWAYS++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Rafah, Gaza Strip - 22 March 2024 8. Wide of destroyed mosque 9. Various of men and boys joining Friday prayers near rubble of destroyed al-Faruq mosque ANNOTATION: In Rafah, southern Gaza, people prayed in the rubble of a destroyed mosque. 10. Various of worshippers praying next to rubble ANNOTATION: The second Friday prayers of Ramadan coincide with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Israel. ANNOTATION: Israel’s leader Benjamin Netanyahu says they plan to enter Rafah, with or without U.S. support. STORYLINE: Thousands of Palestinians from the occupied West Bank crossed the Qalandiya checkpoint as they headed towards Jerusalem on the second Friday for Ramadan prayers. Qalandiya checkpoint is the largest crossing that lies between Jerusalem and Ramallah. Since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war on Oct. 7, the Israeli government blocked Palestinians in the West Bank from visiting Israel. The Israeli authority imposed restrictions on Palestinians heading to Jerusalem and permitted only men over 55, women over 50, and children under 10 to visit Al-Aqsa Mosque this Ramadan. Asma Salawdeh arrived at Qalandiya checkpoint with her friends from Nablus to go to Al-Aqsa Mosque for Friday prayers, but said she was prevented from crossing by the Israeli army. "They prevented us from crossing, claiming that we are under the age of fifty and must have a permit and an electronic card," said Salawdeh. "We have identification cards and electronic cards, but we do not have a permit...I went to the Civil Affairs Office on Sunday to obtain a permit for Friday prayer, but they informed me that there is no prayer permit for those under the age of fifty." Palestinians who couldn’t cross into Jerusalem were seen holding Friday prayers outside Qalandiya checkpoint. "The occupation, which claims to uphold humanity and freedom of worship, is making false and incorrect claims. I was denied entry to pray and worship at Al-Aqsa Mosque on Friday," said Salem Qatash, from Ramallah. AP video by Imad Issied / Mohammad Jahjouh =========================================================== Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...