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Muslims perform the morning Eid Al Fitr prayer outside the Dome of the Rock mosque in the Al Aqsa mosques compound in Old Jerusalem. Several nights of clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police, particularly around Al Aqsa mosque, spiralled this week into a barrage of rocket fire from Gaza and deadly Israeli air strikes in retaliation. AFP -
The Dome of the Rock at dawn on Eid Al Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. Several nights of clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police, particularly around the Al Aqsa mosque, spiralled this week into a barrage of rocket fire from Gaza and deadly Israeli air strikes in retaliation. AFP -
Palestinian flags fly at the compound that houses Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem's Old City, amid Israel-Gaza fighting. Reuters -
Palestinians make their way to attend Eid Al Fitr prayers at Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem's Old City. Tension is high in the city over the forced eviction of six Palestinian families from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in favour of Jewish families who claimed they used to live in the houses before fleeing in the 1948 war that led to the creation of Israel. EPA -
Children in front of the Dome of the Rock mosque after the morning Eid Al Fitr prayer. AFP -
Muslim families celebrate the end of the holy fasting month. AFP -
Palestinian women take a selfie in front of the Dome of the Rock mosque. AFP -
Worshippers at Al Azhar mosque in Cairo, Egypt. Eid Al Fitr is a three-day festival marking the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan and one of the two major holidays in Islam. EPA -
Eid prayers at Amr Ibn El Aas mosque in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters -
Worshippers crowd into Al Masfi mosque for Eid Al Fitr prayers. Reuters -
Aerial view of Al Masfi mosque in Mosul, Iraq, which was damaged in the war against ISIS. Reuters -
Worshippers offer Eid Al Fitr prayers outside Abu Hanifa mosque in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters -
A security guard greets worshippers after prayers on the first day of Eid Al Fitr holiday outside Abu Hanifa mosque in Baghdad, Iraq. AP Photo -
People attend Eid Al Fitr prayers at the Al Masfi mosque in Mosul, Iraq, which was damaged during the war against ISIS militants. Reuters -
Worshippers after Eid prayers at Amr Ibn El AAs mosque in Cairo. Reuters -
Egyptians arrive for Eid Al Fitr prayers at Al Azhar mosque in Cairo. EPA -
Worshippers arrive at Al Masfi mosque in Mosul, Iraq. Reuters -
Eid Al Fitr prayers mark the end of Ramadan, at Al Masfi mosque in Mosul, Iraq. Reuters -
Shoppers in Al Midan souq in Damascus, Syria on the eve of Eid Al Fitr. EPA -
Iraqis at the astronomical observatory for Moon sighting to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan in the central city of Najaf. AFP
Palestinians perform Eid prayers at Al Aqsa mosque compound - in pictures
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