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![Palestinians gather to protest Israel's destruction in Silwan neighborhood after a Friday prayer as Imam of Al-Aqsa Mosque Ikrimah Sabri delivers the Friday Sermon (Khutbah) in East Jerusalem on August 28, 2020 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200828_2_44097330_57738517.jpg?w=610&h=407&ssl=1 "Israel's destruction protested in East Jerusalem")
Palestinians gather to protest Israel’s destruction in Silwan neighborhood after a Friday prayer as Imam of Al-Aqsa Mosque Ikrimah Sabri delivers the Friday Sermon (Khutbah) in East Jerusalem on August 28, 2020 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinians gather to protest Israel's destruction in Silwan neighborhood after a Friday prayer as Imam of Al-Aqsa Mosque Ikrimah Sabri delivers the Friday Sermon (Khutbah) in East Jerusalem on August 28, 2020 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200828_2_44097330_57738520.jpg?w=302&h=202&ssl=1 "Israel's destruction protested in East Jerusalem")
Imam of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Ekrema Sabri in East Jerusalem on August 28, 2020 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinians gather to protest Israel's destruction in Silwan neighborhood after a Friday prayer in East Jerusalem on August 28, 2020 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200828_2_44097330_57738521.jpg?w=302&h=201&ssl=1 "Israel's destruction protested in East Jerusalem")
Palestinians gather to protest Israel’s destruction in Silwan neighborhood after a Friday prayer in East Jerusalem on August 28, 2020 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinians gather to protest Israel's destruction in Silwan neighborhood after a Friday prayer in East Jerusalem on August 28, 2020 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200828_2_44097330_57738526.jpg?w=303&h=202&ssl=1 "Israel's destruction protested in East Jerusalem")
Palestinians gather to protest Israel’s destruction in Silwan neighborhood after a Friday prayer in East Jerusalem on August 28, 2020 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinians gather to protest Israel's destruction in Silwan neighborhood after a Friday prayer in East Jerusalem on August 28, 2020 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200828_2_44097330_57738525.jpg?w=303&h=202&ssl=1 "Israel's destruction protested in East Jerusalem")
Palestinians gather to protest Israel’s destruction in Silwan neighborhood after a Friday prayer in East Jerusalem on August 28, 2020 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinians gather to protest Israel's destruction in Silwan neighborhood after a Friday prayer as Imam of Al-Aqsa Mosque Ikrimah Sabri delivers the Friday Sermon (Khutbah) in East Jerusalem on August 28, 2020 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200828_2_44097330_57738518.jpg?w=302&h=202&ssl=1 "Israel's destruction protested in East Jerusalem")
Palestinians gather to protest Israel’s destruction in Silwan neighborhood after a Friday prayer as Imam of Al-Aqsa Mosque Ikrimah Sabri delivers the Friday Sermon (Khutbah) in East Jerusalem on August 28, 2020 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinians gather to protest Israel's destruction in Silwan neighborhood after a Friday prayer in East Jerusalem on August 28, 2020 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200828_2_44097330_57738527.jpg?w=456&h=304&ssl=1 "Israel's destruction protested in East Jerusalem")
Palestinians gather to protest Israel’s destruction in Silwan neighborhood after a Friday prayer in East Jerusalem on August 28, 2020 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
![A general view of East Jerusalem as Palestinians gather to protest Israel's destruction in the area after a Friday prayer in Silwan neighbourhood in East Jerusalem on August 28, 2020 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200828_2_44097330_57738528.jpg?w=456&h=304&ssl=1 "Israel's destruction protested in East Jerusalem")
A general view of East Jerusalem as Palestinians gather to protest Israel’s destruction in the area after a Friday prayer in Silwan neighbourhood in East Jerusalem on August 28, 2020 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
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