This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.A series of violent confrontations occurred between Palestinians and Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem in April 2023.

After the evening Ramadan prayer, Palestinians barricaded themselves inside the mosque, prompted by reports that Jews planned to sacrifice a goat at the site (which is forbidden by Israeli law).

[3] In the aftermath of the clashes, Palestinian militant groups[4] fired rockets into Israel from the Gaza Strip and Lebanon – acts broadly construed as a response to the events at Al-Aqsa.

[6] Since the beginning of Ramadan on 22 March, Muslim worshippers had attempted to stay overnight in the Al-Aqsa mosque, a practice usually permitted only in the last 10 days of the holiday (11–21 April).

[9] The confrontations began on the night of 4 April, when a few hundred Palestinians barricaded themselves in the Al-Aqsa mosque after Ramadan prayers amid concern that Jews might head to the Temple Mount to perform a ritual sacrifice, despite its prohibition.

However, he stated that the police were compelled to enter the mosque after receiving intelligence that numerous Palestinians had stored weapons there with the intention to attack security personnel and Israeli civilians.

[12] Furthermore, the actions of the Israeli Police have been condemned by the ministries of foreign affairs of Qatar,[18] Turkey,[19] Jordan,[20] Saudi Arabia,[21] Bahrain,[22] Iran,[23] Morocco,[24] Algeria,[25] Pakistan,[26] Afghanistan,[27] Bangladesh[28] and Malaysia.