From Al-Aqsa to Gaza’s ruins: Palestinians observe Eid amid war, Israeli occupation

Palestinians in Gaza, the occupied West Bank, and East Jerusalem marked the Eid al-Adha on Friday amid continuing Israeli bombardment, military raids, and heavy restrictions. Jerusalem Tens of thousands of Palestinians offered Eid al-Adha prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem on Friday morning, despite tight Israeli restrictions and a somber atmosphere driven by the ongoing genocidal war on Gaza. According to local estimates, around 80,000 Palestinians gathered at Islam’s third-holiest mosque, entering and exiting while chanting the traditional Eid Takbirat. Israeli police forces were heavily deployed in and around the Al-Aqsa compound and the Old City before, during, and after the prayers. However, many Palestinians from the occupied West Bank were unable to attend the Eid prayers in […]