EID AT AL-AQSA: Massive Crowds Return to Holy Mosque for Eid Prayers After 40-Day Israeli Shutdown

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Hundreds of thousands of Muslim worshippers flooded Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Wednesday to perform Eid al-Adha prayers, marking a historic moment of collective celebration just weeks after Israeli authorities lifted a strict 40-day shutdown. Visual footage from the scene captured sprawling crowds streaming into the holy site from the early hours of the morning, with families taking celebratory photos and children distributing sweets across the open courtyards. The extensive closure, which was implemented on February 28 following the outbreak of a joint US-Israeli military campaign against Iran, had previously sealed off the compound entirely during Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr, marking the first such total Eid exclusion since 1967. Local worshippers expressed profound relief and spiritual joy at the return of unrestricted access, contrasting the vibrant and peaceful atmosphere with the tight security checkpoints, ID blockades, and systemic bottlenecks that severely restricted a

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