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In pics | Jews walk through Al-Aqsa compound as Muslims offer Ramadan prayers

Ramadan prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque
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Ramadan prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque

Ramadan prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque

Jewish visitors walked through the compound
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Jewish visitors walked through the compound

Meanwhile, a mass‮ ‬Passover benediction went about at the adjacent Western Wall. Al-Aqsa Mosque is known as Temple Mount in Judaism and small groups of Jewish visitors under heavy police guard walked through the mosque compound. 

Passover's special "Priestly Blessing"
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Passover's special "Priestly Blessing"

Thousands of worshippers gathered for the Passover's special "Priestly Blessing" at the Western Wall below just as the Ramadan prayers ended.

Mass prayer at Western Wall
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Mass prayer at Western Wall

Thousands of Jewish worshippers attended mass prayer at Western Wall in Jerusalem.

Security crisis at Al-Aqsa
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Security crisis at Al-Aqsa

A security crisis set off last week at the Al-Aqsa compound when Israeli police entered the mosque to remove what they said were youths barricaded inside armed with rocks and fireworks.

Tarawih Ramadan prayer on Saturday night ended peacefully
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Tarawih Ramadan prayer on Saturday night ended peacefully

At Al-Aqsa, the special Tarawih Ramadan prayer on Saturday night ended peacefully despite fears violence would erupt there once more.