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Description: (2 May 2022) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Jerusalem - 2 May 2022 1. Various of Eid prayers 2. Female worshippers taking pictures of their children in front of the Dome of Rock 3. Muslim worshippers gather at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound following prayers 4. Palestinian teen distributing sweets to worshippers 5. Worshippers 6. Various of men distributing presents to people 7. Wide of worshippers 8. Children taking picture with a female clown 9. Worshippers carrying banner 10. Wide of worshippers carrying banner and chanting, (Arabic) "God is the greatest", other worshippers on top of building holding a green Hamas flag 11. Worshippers leaving compound 12. Man selling balloons to children at Damascus gate 13. Wide of worshippers leaving Old City, passing by stalls at Damascus gate STORYLINE: Thousands of Palestinian Muslims gathered at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound early on Monday to take part in prayers that mark the beginning of the Eid al-Fitr holiday. The three-day holiday marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan for the world's 1.8 billion Muslims. The site contains the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site in Islam, and increasing numbers of Palestinians go there to pray during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The hilltop compound is also the holiest site for Jews, who call it the Temple Mount because it was where the biblical Temples were situated. The site is a frequent flashpoint of tensions, and violence there last year helped spark an 11-day war between Israel and Gaza militants. In recent weeks, Israeli police and Palestinians have clashed there on a number of occasions, including Friday morning. Israeli authorities accuse Hamas of inciting violence and say security forces were forced to intervene to halt stone-throwing. The Palestinians say the presence of Israeli police at the site, and regular visits by increasing numbers of nationalist and religious Jews, are a violation of decades-old informal arrangements governing the site. The visits were halted last week for the last 10 days of Ramadan. =========================================================== Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@aparchive.com (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. Find out more about AP Archive: aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: instagram.com/APNews You can license this story through AP Archive: aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/bfd4b0404a884f619fceb515f3b4b83c