Palestinians pray in street after Israeli authorities close al-Aqsa mosque

Hundreds of Muslims gathered outside the walls of the Old City in occupied East Jerusalem for Eid al-Fitr prayers on Friday after al-Aqsa mosque was closed by Israeli authorities. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► youtube.com
Israel said the closure was part of security measures linked to the country's escalating war with Iran, but Palestinians said the move was part of a wider Israeli strategy to leverage security tensions to tighten restrictions and entrench control over Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site ‘The saddest day for Muslim worshippers in Jerusalem’: al-Aqsa mosque closed at Eid ► theguardian.com
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