Tens of thousands of worshippers gathered at Al-Aqsa Mosque for Ramadan prayers despite reports of severe Israeli restrictions and banishment orders.
The onset of Ramadan saw massive crowds—estimated between 60,000 and 100,000—attending evening Tarawih prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. However, this spiritual gathering occurred against a backdrop of severe friction.
Both Arabic and Hebrew sources report that Israeli authorities blocked the Islamic Waqf from setting up necessary logistical infrastructure, such as sunshades and field clinics. Furthermore, hundreds of "banishment orders" were reportedly issued against Palestinian worshippers and Waqf employees to prevent them from entering the compound.
Palestinian and Arabic sources frame the mass attendance as an act of steadfastness ("Ribat") and defiance. The Israeli administrative measures are universally depicted in these sources not as security protocols, but as deliberate "Judaization" policies violating the historical status quo.