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Eid al-Fitr

Israel Police officers pass by Palestinian Muslims as they perform Eid al-Fitr prayers outside Jerusalem's Old City, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
March 20, 2026, 7:20 pm
Cops forcefully clear Eid prayers outside Jerusalem’s Old City amid Iran war closure
Muslim worshipers clash with police as holy sites, including Al-Aqsa Mosque and Western Wall, are off limits to most while wartime restrictions on gatherings remain in effect
By Charlie Summers and AFP
Prime Minister Anthony ​Albanese meets community leaders as he is heckled by some in the crowd at Lakemba Mosque in western Sydney on March 20, 2026 (Screen grab/Sydney Morning Herald)
March 20, 2026, 12:43 pm
At Australia’s biggest mosque, Albanese heckled as ‘putrid dog, genocide supporter’ for Israel stance
PM hails event as ‘incredibly positive,’ says some of the anger from worshipers stemmed from designation of Hizb ut-Tahrir as a terror group
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Preparing hot food for displaced Gazans living in tents at the Mesk Layan camp in Muwasi, southern Gaza, May 22, 2025. (Jumpstarting Hope in Gaza)
June 21, 2025, 11:03 am
Palestinians and Israelis partner to feed thousands of Gazans as food aid fluctuates
Arava Institute and Damour buy food from Gazan suppliers, with prices set to rise; organizations set sights on providing water and sewage system components too
By Sue Surkes
Palestinians attend Eid al-Fitr prayer in the central Gaza Strip's Deir al-Balah, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
March 30, 2025, 5:17 pm
Some 20 people said killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza as Palestinians mark Eid
Israel says it is targeting Hamas infrastructure and senior officials in renewed fighting; Khan Younis hospital says fatalities include at least 9 children and 3 women
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem on March 27, 2025 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 29, 2025, 9:05 pm
Israel confirms it received new Gaza truce proposal from mediators, made counteroffer
Hamas said to agree to Egyptian proposal to free 5 living hostages for a 50-day ceasefire, which is reported to fall short of Jerusalem’s demands
By Lazar Berman, ToI Staff and Agencies
Palestinians buy clothes in a shop next to a destroyed apartment building in preparation for Eid al-Fitr celebrations at Al-Rimal neighborhood in the center of Gaza City, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
March 29, 2025, 3:43 am
Report: Hamas may be open to freeing some hostages in exchange for Eid al-Fitr truce
Israeli TV says unclear what terror group will demand for small number of captives, among them Edan Alexander; Hamas said to want ceasefire so it can crack down on Gaza protests
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Muslims perform an Eid al-Fitr prayer, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, in Karachi, Pakistan, April, 10, 2024. (Fareed Khan/AP)
April 10, 2024, 3:23 pm
Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Fitr, but festivities marred by war in Gaza
From Jakata to Nairobi and Istanbul, ongoing fighting in the Palestinian enclave is on worshipers’ minds as they mark the end of Ramadan
By Agencies and ToI Staff
People visit Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on April 7, 2024, six months after Hamas's October 7 massacre, which saw terrorists kill some 1,200 people and seize 253 hostages - 129 of whom are still held hostage in Gaza. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
April 7, 2024, 8:36 pm
‘Critical days’: Israeli team gets green light for next round of Gaza truce talks
Senior Egyptian official says temporary ceasefire likely over Eid al-Fitr holiday this week; Hamas official acknowledges flexibility on both sides, but says it might not be enough
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Palestinians attend Eid al-Fitr holiday celebrations by the Dome of the Rock shrine in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, April 21, 2023. (AP Photo/ Mahmoud Illean)
April 21, 2023, 9:41 am
Tens of thousands gather at Al-Aqsa as Sunni Muslims celebrate Eid holiday
Festival marking end of Ramadan starts for many in Israel and PA on Friday, while Shiites wait another day; Waqf says 4 million worshippers visited mosque compound over holy month
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Travelers cross through the Taba border crossing during the Jewish holiday of Passover in the southern Israeli city of Eilat, April 17, 2022. (Flash90)
May 10, 2022, 12:36 pm
Tourists detained in Sinai after waving Israeli flags for social media video
Israelis received aid from the embassy and Foreign Ministry following arrest, were released and sent home after two days
By ToI Staff
Palestinians chant pro-Hamas slogans following Eid al-Fitr prayers in front of a banner supporting the terror group at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on May 2, 2022. Photo by Jamal Awad/Flash90
May 2, 2022, 4:17 pm
200,000 Muslims attend Eid prayers at Al-Aqsa compound — Waqf
Muslim officials say turnout is highest in years, mostly from East Jerusalem; Palestinian arrested for hanging massive Hamas banner at holy site
By Aaron Boxerman
Young boys light smoke bombs as they celebrate the eve of Eid al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
May 2, 2022, 9:54 am
Muslims around world mark Eid al-Fitr holiday under shadow of surging food prices
Many still determined to enjoy rituals marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, after two years of subdued festivities due to pandemic restrictions
By MARIAM FAM, Niniek Karmini and KATHY GANNON
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, right, meets with then-Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog in Ramallah on August 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser/File)
May 1, 2022, 11:38 pm
Herzog speaks to PA’s Abbas for the 1st time since outbreak of Temple Mount clashes
President also calls leaders of UAE and Bahrain to wish them a happy Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of Ramadan
By ToI Staff
Head of the Shin Bet security service Ronen Bar leaves his home in Rishpon, central Israel, October 11, 2021. (Flash90)
April 28, 2022, 8:53 am
Shin Bet chief met last week with PA’s Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah
After weeks of Temple Mount tensions, Israeli officials hold security assessments ahead of final Ramadan Friday prayers, convergence of Eid and Independence Day
By Tal Schneider
In the spirit of coexistence, Jewish residents of Abu Tor, Jerusalem, hand out cake, sweets and good wishes to their Arab neighbors during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr at the end of Ramadan, May 15, 2021 (Good Neighbors).
May 21, 2021, 11:31 am
As tensions rock the capital, a fight brews in Abu Tor over how to get along
Even before the latest flare-up of hostilities, community activists in the Jewish-Arab Jerusalem neighborhood were at odds regarding ways to bridge the Israeli-Palestinian divide
By Sue Surkes
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