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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 529

Ramadan

Israeli Border Police stand guard at the Damascus Gate to the Old City of Jerusalem as worshippers make their way to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for the first Friday Prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
March 16, 2025, 2:28 pm
Security forces foil plot by Arab Israeli to carry out Jerusalem Old City shooting attack
Uday Mobarsham. 24, said to have consumed Hamas, ISIS content online; suspect bought rifle, began training; Shin Bet says thwarted attack could have caused ‘dangerous escalation’
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Palestinian Muslim worshipers pray outside the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City while attending the first Ramadan Friday noon prayer, on March 7, 2025, during Islam's fasting holy month. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
March 7, 2025, 6:19 pm
90,000 Muslim worshipers pray peacefully at Al-Aqsa on first Friday of Ramadan
Old City under heavy police presence with some 3,000 cops and border guards deployed in Jerusalem; Israel limits entry of West Bank Palestinians
By Charlie Summers
Palestinians sit at a large table surrounded by the rubble of destroyed homes and buildings as they gather for iftar, the fast-breaking meal, on the first day of Ramadan in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, March 1, 2025 (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
March 2, 2025, 11:42 am
In Gaza, Ramadan’s start overshadowed by war fears as ceasefire’s first phase expires
Truce brings some relief compared to last year’s holy month, but uncertainty whether agreement will last leaves war-wary Gazans apprehensive: ‘We want peace and safety’
By AP and ToI Staff
Saudi men look to spot the first crescent of the moon marking the start of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in the southern Saudi city of Hautat Sudair, on February 28, 2025 (Abdullah Emad / AFP)
March 1, 2025, 1:06 pm
Saudi Arabia, most Sunni Arab states start Ramadan on Saturday, Iran begins on Sunday
Riyadh declares moon sighting; observing the holy month’s fast is one of the five pillars of Islam
By AFP
Muslim worshippers pass through a checkpoint as Israeli police deploy in the Old City of Jerusalem ahead of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, February 27, 2025. (AP/Maya Alleruzzo)
February 28, 2025, 8:00 am
Palestinians and Israelis brace for escalation on eve of ‘somber and tense’ Ramadan
Security personnel and Palestinian worshipers in Jerusalem prepare for the holy month amid Israel’s tenuous ceasefire with Hamas and ongoing operations in the West Bank
By Ariela Karmel
A Palestinian inspects the damage to his belongings in the village of Mughayir near Ramallah in the West Bank on April 13, 2024, after an alleged attack by Israeli settlers on the village. (Jaafar Ashtiyeh / AFP)
April 13, 2024, 9:50 pm
Daily Briefing Apr 13: Day 190 – West Bank roils after murder of teenage Jewish shepherd
US bureau chief Jacob Magid on clashes between Jewish settlers and Palestinians after a quiet Ramadan; US President Biden’s renewed support and Trump’s musings on the Jewish vote
By ToI Staff
Participants in the Let My People Go march hold posters of all the dates that the hostages have been held in captivity by Hamas in Gaza, on April 12, 2024. (Tanya Zion-Waldoks)
April 12, 2024, 3:17 pm
Daily Briefing April 12: Day 189 – Tension mounts over Iran, question of surviving hostages
Political correspondent Tal Schneider discusses Iranian threats and numbers of surviving hostages, as Arab Affairs reporter Luca Pacchiani talks about Hamas and Hezbollah in Europe
By ToI Staff
Thousands of Muslim worshipers attend Friday prayers during Ramadan, at the Al-Aqsa compound atop the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, March 29, 2024. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)
April 11, 2024, 10:27 pm
Despite Hamas’s hopes and Biden’s fears, Ramadan didn’t spread Gaza war to Jerusalem
Officials say Palestinians weren’t interested in heeding Hamas call to rile up Al-Aqsa, where Ben Gvir was blocked from exerting influence and where Jordan played stabilizing role
By Jacob Magid
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
An interfaith Ramadan Iftar organized by the Interfaith Encounter Association in Jerusalem, April 4, 2024 (Tali Webber, courtesy)
April 8, 2024, 8:12 pm
At interfaith Ramadan iftar in Jerusalem, breaking fast under the shadow of war
Members of the Interfaith Encounter Association share a meal and find common ground through religion in a bid to send a message of coexistence and unity
By Gianluca Pacchiani
A knife found concealed on the body of a Palestinian terror suspect, 17, near the Old City of Jerusalem, April 6, 2024. (Israel Police)
April 6, 2024, 7:29 pm
Jerusalem police say they thwarted suspected stabbing attack in Old City
Large knife found strapped to body of 17-year-old Palestinian, cops say; suspect, who was illegally in Israel, posted on social media: ‘No satisfaction without heaven’
By ToI Staff
Thousands of worshipers attend the last Friday prayers of the Musliim holy month of Ramadan, at the Al Aqsa Mosque atop the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, April 5, 2024. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)
April 5, 2024, 6:56 pm
120,000 Muslim worshipers pray peacefully at Al-Aqsa on final Friday of Ramadan
Day passes without major incidents despite heightened tensions over Gaza war, Iranian threats of revenge; 11 arrested for pro-Hamas chants, scuffles with police
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israeli police patrol while Muslim worshippers arrive for Friday Ramadan prayers in Jerusalem's Old City, March 29, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
April 5, 2024, 5:51 am
Thousands of police to deploy in Jerusalem’s Old City for last Friday of Ramadan
Large numbers of cops to be on hand for afternoon prayers, Laylat al-Qadr; Iran and proxies to mark Quds Day, with ex-IDF intel chief warning Tehran may launch retaliatory attack
By ToI Staff
US First Lady Jill Biden speaks as President Joe Biden looks on at the White House Easter Egg Roll, April 1, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
April 4, 2024, 3:46 am
Jill Biden reportedly privately pushing for end to war in Gaza
Palestinian-American doctor says he walked out of White House Ramadan event with president to protest US support for Israel
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Jewish visitors on the Temple Mount, May 18, 2023. (Courtesy Beyadenu)
April 3, 2024, 1:27 pm
Temple Mount closed to Jews for final days of Ramadan despite Ben Gvir’s efforts
Activists denounce PM, police and the far-right national security minister, who had sought to keep holy site open to non-Muslims during last 10 days of Muslim holy month
By Jeremy Sharon
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