Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu authorized Muslims to access holy places during the month of fasting. This is an unprecedented configuration since the October 1973 war.
Ramadan celebrations will begin in the next few days, while the war in Gaza is entering its sixth month. More than 30,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, have been killed there since October 7, according to a count by the Hamas Ministry of Health. According to the UN, the population of Gaza is now at risk of imminent famine. Israeli authorities fear that this religious moment will be accompanied by a renewed tension in Jerusalem, in the West Bank and in the entire region.