Hundreds of thousands of Palestinian Muslims are flocking to pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque during the month of Ramadan, which begins on Wednesday or Thursday. Al-Aqsa Mosque, the first qibla and the third holiest site, is located in East Jerusalem, which was occupied by Israel in 1967 and annexed by it. An official from the Islamic Waqf Department, which oversees Al-Aqsa Mosque, condemned on Monday "Israeli restrictions" ahead of Ramadan, while an Israeli police official confirmed that its officers will patrol the Temple Mount "day and night" during the month. Under the current post-occupation status, non-Muslims can visit the mosque at specific times without praying, which is increasingly violated by extremist Jews. Al-Aqsa is considered
