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JERUSALEM, PALESTINE - MARCH 14:ÌýIsraeli forces installed an iron cage at the King Faisal Gate of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, Palestine on March 14, 2024.Footage shows iron panelsÌýbeingÌýbrought into the Al-Aqsa MosqueÌýCompound byÌýa truck and thenÌýfixedÌýoutsideÌýFaisal Gate.Reports indicate that the iron cages were erected for the presence of Israeli forces inside, and similar work was reported at the mosque's other gates.Al-AqsaÌýMosque is the world's third-holiest site for Muslims. Jews call the area the Temple Mount, claiming it was the site of two Jewish temples in ancient times.Israel occupied East Jerusalem, where Al-AqsaÌýis located, during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. It annexed the entire city in 1980 in a move never recognized by the international community.Tensions have been running high across the occupied West Bank since Israel launched a deadly military offensive against the Gaza Strip after a cross-border attack by the Palestinian group Hamas last October.At least 433 Palestinians have since been killed and over 4,700 others injured by Israeli army fire in the occupied territory, according to the Health Ministry.Despite cease-fire talks in Gaza during Ramadan, 2.3 million Gazans entered the holy month under the threat of hunger and famine from Israel's intense bombardments and refusal to allow access to aid.Israel stands accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice, which in an interim ruling in January ordered Tel Aviv to stop genocidal acts and take measures to guarantee that humanitarian assistance is provided to civilians inÌýGaza, which has killed more than 31,300 people. (Footage by Mohammad Hamad/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)