Event Brief
Tear gas used as Eid prayers held outside al Aqsa
Filed: Mar 20, 2026 at 5:02 AM ET
Summary: Jerusalem worshippers pray outside al Aqsa for Eid al Fitr due to its closure, facing security tensions and tear gas.
WHO: Israeli security forces
WHAT: used tear gas against worshippers
WHEN: Mar 20, 2026 at 4:41 AM ET
WHERE: al Aqsa
WHY: Al Aqsa is closed during Eid al Fitr for the first time in decades.
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