Under a heavy police presence, tens of thousands of Muslims attended the first Friday prayers of Ramadan in east Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, a gathering weighed down by the war in Gaza.
Under a heavy police presence, tens of thousands of Muslims attended the first Friday prayers of Ramadan in east Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, a gathering weighed down by the war in Gaza.
“It’s random. They decide who they let in, who they don’t let in, and you don’t know why,” said Amjad Ghalib, a 44-year-old carpenter from the Mount of Olives who described relief at being granted access.“It’s the first year I see so many forces , and their eyes, their look… Two years ago I could argue with them, but now… they’re giving us no chance.”
“Why do they do this?… This is not good for us, not good for the future, for the peace and for the people to live together.”The war in Gaza was triggered by Hamas’s unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7 that resulted in the deaths of about 1,160 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally of Israeli official figures.
For security reasons, Palestinians trying to access Al-Aqsa from the West Bank were expected to face some restrictions this year, police said in a statement earlier this week. Other West Bank worshippers were unable to reach Jerusalem, including Umm al-Abd who attempted to cross at the Qalandia checkpoint to its north.
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