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Muslims hold first Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque after reopening

Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera English April 10, 2026 at 9:15 PM

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Thousands of Muslims performed Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem after it reopened to worshippers following a 40-day closure by the Israeli army that barred access to Islam’s third-holiest site after the war on Iran began.

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