Palestinian protesters gathered in Jerusalem today (October 8) to voice their anger at an Israeli judge's decision this week that "quiet" Jewish prayer should be allowed at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound.

The decision sparked Palestinian anger over the Jerusalem religious site that is revered by Muslims and Jews.

Jews refer to the site as the Temple Mount, referencing two temples that stood there in antiquity.

The site is at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, falling within east Jerusalem, but administered by the Waqf Islamic affairs council.

A ruling by a local Israeli court in favour of a Jewish man who prayed quietly at the flashpoint Jerusalem holy site has angered Muslim authorities, who denounced it on Thursday (October 7) as a violation of the fragile status quo governing the compound.

RESTRICTION SUMMARY: Jerusalem, 08 October 2021. Palestinians shout slogans during a protest against the decision of Israeli court to allow "quiet" Jewish prayer at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound.

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An Israeli judge's conclusion this week that "quiet" Jewish prayer should be allowed at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, revered by Muslims and Jews, has stirred Palestinian furore over the Jerusalem flashpoint.

Jews refer to the site as the Temple Mount, referencing two temples that were said to have stood there in antiquity. Al-Aqsa is at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, falling within Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, but administered by the Waqf Islamic affairs council.

A ruling by a local Israeli court in favor of a Jewish man who prayed quietly at a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site has angered Muslim authorities, who denounced it on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021 as a violation of the fragile status quo governing the compound.

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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