More than 100,000 worshipers gathered on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City on Tuesday to celebrate the start of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or Festival of Sacrifice.
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The major holiday on the Islamic calendar commemorates the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son Ishmael in obedience to God's command. The four-day festival observed around the world takes place at the end of the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.
The mass prayer at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound was in contrast to the scaled-down activities last year due to COVID-19 restrictions.
During the gathering, the crowd began chanting "we shall sacrifice our lives for Al-Aqsa" with some attendees hanging a large banner in support of the Gaza-based terrorist group Hamas.
Israeli Arab and Palestinian Muslims traditionally take to the streets in the evening to buy gifts, sweets and other items.
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On Monday evening, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz and President Isaac Herzog called to wish Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas a happy Eid al-Adha.
i24NEWS contributed to this report.
