Some 200 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip headed to Jerusalem on Friday morning to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Maan news reports.
The group of worshipers left the blockaded coastal enclave via the Erez crossing in Gaza's north, an official with the Palestinian liaison department told Ma'an.
Friday's weekly visit was part of an ongoing agreement following the 2014 Gaza war that allows 200 Gazans over the age of 60 to attend Friday prayers at the mosque compound before returning to Gaza immediately afterward.
The agreement came as few Palestinians are able to leave the besieged strip, which has been under Israeli military blockade since Hamas took power over the area in 2007.
The head coordinator of Israeli government activity in the occupied Palestinian territory threatened earlier this week to seal crossings between Israel and the besieged Gaza Strip following allegations that Hamas has been recruiting people exiting Gaza for "terrorism purposes."
It was not clear from the Israeli official's statement if the potential closure would impact the weekly trip by Gazans to the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Tensions at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound played a major role in prompting the wave of unrest that swept the occupied Palestinian territory at the beginning of October last year.
In September, Israel enforced tight restrictions on Palestinians seeking to enter the mosque compound, the third holiest site in Islam, during a succession of Jewish holidays.
