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Tensions ran high in Jerusalem Old City on the Muslim day of prayer and rest Friday, as Israel's nearly week-old war against Palestinian militant group Hamas raged in and around Gaza.The war erupted on Saturday, when Hamas militants from Gaza stormed the border and attacked communities in southern Israel, killing more than 1,300 people, most of them civilians.
Tens of thousands of Muslims are demonstrating across the Middle East in support of the Palestinians and to protest against the Israeli airstrikes pounding the Gaza Strip. The demonstrations underscore the risk of a wider regional conflict erupting as Israel prepares for a possible ground invasion in the narrow coastal territory. From Amman, Jordan, to Yemen’s capital of Sanaa, Muslims poured out onto the streets after weekly Friday prayers. At Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, Israeli police permitted only older men, women and children to the sprawling hilltop compound for prayers in an attempt to prevent the potential for violent demonstration as tens of thousands attend on a typical Friday.
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