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Israeli security forces stand guard as a group of Jewish people tours Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque compound as the Jewish Passover coincides with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. IMAGES
Images of Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound after clashes between between Palestinians and Israeli police left dozens injured. Over the past two weeks, more than 250 Palestinians have been injured in clashes at the Al-Aqsa compound, Islam's third-holiest site which is the most holy site for Jews, who call it the Temple Mount. The fresh unrest comes as Muslims mark the final Friday in the holy month of Ramadan, which is due to end early next week. IMAGES
Palestinian demonstrators clash with Israeli police on Friday morning at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem. IMAGES
Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli police clash at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound. Al-Aqsa is Islam's third holiest site. Jews refer to it as the Temple Mount, referencing two temples said to have stood there in antiquity. Friday's clashes come after three weeks of violence and simmering tensions in the Jewish state. IMAGES
Images of the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem as Muslim worshippers start to arrive for the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. IMAGES
The muezzin's call to prayer echos in Jerusalem, calling the Muslim worshippers to break the fast on the first day of Ramadan in Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. Palestinians enter the Al-Aqsa compound to pray after the first day of fasting. Tens of thousands of worshippers are drawn every Ramadan to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem—Islam's third holiest site and the most sacred for Jews. IMAGES
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