RESTRICTION SUMMARY: Jerusalem, 08 October 2021. Palestinian Muslims attend Friday prayer in front of the Dome of the Rock Mosque in Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque compound, Islam's third holiest site.

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Since 1967, Jordan and Israel agreed that the Waqf, or the Islamic trust, would have control over matters inside the compound, while Israel would control external security. Non-Muslims would be allowed onto the site during visiting hours, but would not be allowed to pray there.

Al-Aqsa Mosque is the third holiest site in Islam after Makkah and Madinah in Saudi Arabia. Jewish settlers, among others, refer to the sanctuary as the "Temple Mount" and claim it for themselves.

Israel occupied East Jerusalem, where al-Aqsa is located, during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. It annexed the entire city in 1980, in a move never recognized by the international community.

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