GAZA/RAMALLAH, West Bank: Gaza's ruling Hamas militants called on Palestinians to rise up on Friday (Oct 13) in protest at Israel's bombardment of the enclave, urging Palestinians to march to East Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque and clash with Israeli troops in the occupied...
FILE PHOTO: Muslim worhippers visit the Dome of the Rock Mosque in the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound in the Old City of Jerusalem for the Fajr prayer, which takes place before sunrise, on Jun 23, 2023. GAZA/RAMALLAH, West Bank: Gaza's ruling Hamas militants called on Palestinians to rise up on Friday in protest at Israel's bombardment of the enclave, urging Palestinians to march to East Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque and clash with Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank.
The compound is Islam's third holiest side after Mecca and Medina and the most sacred to Jews, who refer to it as the Temple Mount. Clashes at the compound helped set off an 11-day Israel-Gaza war in May 2021.
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