00:00 Security has been ramped up in East Jerusalem.
00:07 Some 2,500 security forces were deployed for Friday prayers in the old city.
00:15 The number of worshippers heading for the Al Aqsa Mosque was unusually low, activity here at a standstill.
00:22 It's very difficult. There are many people who are suffering from fatigue, and it's very difficult to get food and water.
00:35 The prices are very high. The country is empty.
00:40 Tourists have deserted the streets, so have most of the Jewish inhabitants of the old city.
00:45 Security checks are constant, say the Palestinian residents.
00:48 Tension rises as we get closer to the Al Aqsa Mosque. Soldiers are filtering access.
00:54 Those who are prevented from entering the mosque prayed outside.
01:04 Valerie Goria was there.
01:11 The Friday prayers ended without major incidents, and the streets of the old city of Jerusalem are quiet again.
01:19 But the tension is running high, and many fear that the longstanding antagonism between the Jewish and Arab communities here may take a turn for the worse.
01:31 I'm Valerie Goria in Jerusalem for Euronews.
01:34 news.
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