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Muslim women walk through a market, ahead of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Thursday, March 7, 2024. Restrictions put in place amid the Israel-Hamas war have left many Palestinians concerned they might not be able to pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, which is revered by Muslims. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

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Fire and smoke rise following an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 7, 2023. The Israeli military has struck targets in the Gaza Strip, pushing the region toward a wider conflagration after a day of rocket fire along the country's northern and southern borders. The fighting follows two days of unrest at Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site. As Israeli aircraft began striking Gaza, Palestinian militants quickly fired off a new barrage of rockets, setting off air raid sirens across southern Israel. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

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Israeli police are deployed at the Dome of the Rock Mosque in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound following a raid at the site during the Muslim Holy month of Ramadan in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Palestinian media reported police attacked Palestinian worshippers, raising fears of wider tension as Islamic and Jewish holidays overlap. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

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Palestinians clash with Israeli security forces at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City Friday, April 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Clashes erupt at Jerusalem holy site; 152 Palestinians hurt

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In this March 8, 2021 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, speaks to journalists after meeting the Israeli citizen, who is the 5 millionth person to be vaccinated in Israel, at a ceremony in Tel Aviv. An Israeli official says Netanyahu will travel to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, March 10. It will be Netanyahu's first official trip to the Gulf Arab nation after the two countries established diplomatic relations. (Miriam Alster/Pool via AP)

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Ammar Shahin, imam of the Islamic Center of Davis, California, said Friday at a press conference: "To the Jewish community here in Davis and beyond, I say this deeply: I am deeply sorry for the pain I have caused." (YouTube)

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Israeli-Palestinian tension at highest point since summer war

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Arab-Israelis flash victory signs during a protest of the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old Arab-Israeli who appeared in video footage to be retreating from police. Thousands of Arabs took to the streets Saturday to protest the shooting, with many hurling rocks and firebombs. (Associated Press)

Israeli police raise alert level in response to Arab protests

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes an opening statement in his Jerusalem offices as he meets with EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, Friday, Nov. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Jim Hollander, Pool)

Jerusalem shrine surrounded by heavy security

By Peter Enav - Associated Press

** FILE ** Israeli police walk through the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City on Wednesday, March 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

2 policemen injured by Palestinian stone-throwers on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount: report

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, April 25, 2012, photo, a Palestinian family walks past the Dome of the Rock Mosque in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City. (AP Photo/Diaa Hadid)

Muslims revive old pilgrimage route via Jerusalem

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