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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Imad Isseid and Julia Frankel

90,000 Palestinians attend the first Friday prayers of Ramadan in Jerusalem

Israel Palestinians Ramadan - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Some 90,000 Palestinians prayed at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City under tight security by Israeli forces in the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Thousands made their way from the West Bank into Jerusalem for the prayers after Israel allowed men over 55 and women over 50 to enter from the occupied territory for the prayers. Tensions have risen in the West Bank in the past weeks amid Israeli raids on militants. But there was no immediate sign of frictions on Friday.

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