A worshipper wearing a mask prays inside al-Aqsa mosque as it reopened after a two-and-a-half month closure due to the coronavirus disease spread in Jerusalem's Old City May 31, 2020. — Reuters pic
Chanting “God is greatest, we will protect Al-Aqsa with our soul and blood”, the group gathered in front of the large wooden doors were welcomed by mosque director Omar al-Kiswani, who thanked them for their patience.Israeli police yesterday shot dead a disabled Palestinian they mistakenly thought was armed, prompting furious condemnation from the Palestinians.
It is also the holiest site to Jews, who refer to it as the Temple Mount and believe it to be the location of two biblical temples — the second of which was destroyed in 70 AD. With the number of Covid-19 cases declining, in recent days both Israel and the Palestinian territories have eased restrictions.Fewer than 500 infections and just three deaths have been confirmed in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, which have a combined population of around five million.
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