LIVE: Eid al-Fitr Prayer in Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem | Middle East Muslims | Ramadan 2024 | CNBC TV18
Muslims attend the Eid al-Fitr prayer in Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, to mark the end of Ramadan, amid ongoing war and tensions in the region.
Palestinian Muslims are marking a tense and sombre last weekend in Ramadan, as Israel’s war on Gaza approaches the six-month mark.
Some 120,000 people descended on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, which dominates the Old City in Jerusalem, officials said on Friday.
There were minor scuffles between worshippers and Israeli police controlling the entrance to the mosque, which is the third holiest site in Islam.
Adli al-Agha, 53, from Jerusalem, told the AFP news agency that many people “had to flee dawn prayers” after Israeli police deployed a mini-drone spraying tear gas to disperse worshippers.
Friday marked Laylat al-Qadr (“The Night of Power”), considered the holiest night of Ramadan, which commemorates the moment the Quran was first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad.
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