02:54Around 70,000 Muslim worshippers performed the fourth and last Friday prayers of Ramadan, in the vicinity of the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on Friday.
Following the prayer, thousands of people protested against planned evictions of Palestinian families in the city and to mark Quds Day, an annual event held since 1979 to denounce Israel's policy against Palestinian people.
Tensions have been running high in the divided city after the Israeli district court ruled that several Palestinian families were to be evicted from their homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, on the basis that Jews had owned the land on which they had been built prior to 1948. The veracity of the documents used to demonstrate these claims is contested by lawyers for the Palestinian residents.
East Jerusalem: Thousands flock to al-Aqsa mosque for final Ramadan Friday prayers and Quds Day protest
Around 70,000 Muslim worshippers performed the fourth and last Friday prayers of Ramadan, in the vicinity of the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on Friday.
Following the prayer, thousands of people protested against planned evictions of Palestinian families in the city and to mark Quds Day, an annual event held since 1979 to denounce Israel's policy against Palestinian people.
Tensions have been running high in the divided city after the Israeli district court ruled that several Palestinian families were to be evicted from their homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, on the basis that Jews had owned the land on which they had been built prior to 1948. The veracity of the documents used to demonstrate these claims is contested by lawyers for the Palestinian residents.
Around 70,000 Muslim worshippers performed the fourth and last Friday prayers of Ramadan, in the vicinity of the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on Friday.
Following the prayer, thousands of people protested against planned evictions of Palestinian families in the city and to mark Quds Day, an annual event held since 1979 to denounce Israel's policy against Palestinian people.
Tensions have been running high in the divided city after the Israeli district court ruled that several Palestinian families were to be evicted from their homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, on the basis that Jews had owned the land on which they had been built prior to 1948. The veracity of the documents used to demonstrate these claims is contested by lawyers for the Palestinian residents.