(21 Apr 2023)
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Jerusalem - 21 April 2023
1. Various of Muslims praying in the Al Aqsa compound
2. Various of masked men unfurling banner in support of Hamas militants by the Dome of the Rock
3. Various of men trampling on Israeli flags
4. Various of festivities marking Eid al-Fitr in the Al Aqsa compound
STORYLINE:
Thousands of Palestinians gathered early Friday in the Al Aqsa compound in Jerusalem's Old City in for Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
The worshippers conducted prayers by the Dome of the Rock shrine and families gathered to celebrate and watch entertainers.
After prayers hundreds of protesters chanted slogans in support of the Islamic militant group, Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip.
Weeks of heightened tensions in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank have marked a rare convergence this month of the Jewish holiday of Passover and the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Tensions in Israel and the occupied West Bank surged after an Israeli police raid on Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site, the compound home to the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The mosque sits on a hilltop compound known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary, revered as the third-holiest site in Islam and the holiest in Judaism.
The raid set off outrage in the Muslim world and prompted Palestinian militants to fire salvos of rockets at Israel from southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip earlier this month.
The Israeli military struck sites linked to the Palestinian group Hamas in those areas in retaliation.
At least 92 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire so far this year, according to a tally by The Associated Press.
At least half of them have been affiliated with militant groups.
Palestinian attacks against Israelis have killed at least 20 people, including one soldier, since the start of the year.
AP video shot by Muammar Awad
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