Muslim worshippers who sought to mark the end of Ramadan by praying near or inside Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem were faced with stun grenades and other dispersal tactics by Israel police in what some called a politically motivated move
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Muslim worshippers who sought to mark the end of Ramadan by praying near or inside Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem were faced with stun grenades and other dispersal tactics by Israel police in what some called a politically motivated move
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12:32 AM • March 21 2026 IST
Police forcibly prevented the holding of Eid al-Fitr prayers, which mark the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on Friday morning as part of the site's closure to gatherings under Home Front Command guidelines during the Iran war.
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