India, March 14 -- Palestinians forced to pray outside Jerusalem's holy mosque while Gaza families cook over wood amid severe fuel shortages and expanding regional conflict In the heart of Jerusalem's Old City, thousands of Palestinians knelt on stone pavements outside the gates of Al Aqsa Mosque, forced to pray under heavy security after Israeli authorities closed access to Islam's third-holiest site during the holy month of Ramadan.

The unprecedented closure has triggered outrage across the Muslim world and intensified fears that the war devastating Gaza is now spilling deeper into religious and political fault lines across the region.

Footage showing worshippers praying outside Al Aqsa spread rapidly across social media, capturing sc...