On March 30, 2025, approximately 120,000 Palestinians gathered at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem to perform Eid al-Fitr prayers, according to the Islamic Waqf Department. Despite heavy Israeli security measures and restrictions at checkpoints, large crowds flocked to the mosque’s compound. Some worshippers were barred from entering and had to pray outside the mosque’s walls. Eid sermons across West Bank mosques focused heavily on the ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza, which preachers described as a genocide aimed at wiping out Gazans. They urged worshippers to stand in solidarity with the besieged territory and to show restraint in celebration out of respect for the tens of thousands killed. This gathering marked the third consecutive Eid amid Israel’s devastating war on Gaza, which has killed over 50,000 Palestinians. It is also the first Eid since mass displacement and home demolitions began in the northern West Bank camps of Jenin, Tulkarm, and Nur Shams
