Despite Israeli restrictions, approximately 70,000 Palestinian worshippers observed Tarawih prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem during Ramadan. Israeli forces were deployed at the mosque gates, barring many Palestinian youths from entry.
Tensions escalated in the occupied West Bank due to Israel's offensive on Gaza after a cross-border attack by Hamas, resulting in over 31,300 casualties.
Al-Aqsa Mosque is revered as the third-holiest site in Islam, while Jews claim the area as the Temple Mount. Israel seized East Jerusalem, including Al-Aqsa, in 1967 and annexed it in 1980, a move unrecognized internationally.
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