24 hours in pictures, 20 March 2026

Israeli security forces use stun grenades to disperse Muslim worshippers who had attempted to gather outside the Jerusalem old city walls to perform the early morning prayers for Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, on March 20, 2026.

Holy sites in occupied east Jerusalem’s old city have remained closed for security reasons since the outbreak of the Middle East war on February 28, when Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, killing its supreme leader, and prompting retaliatory strikes from the Islamic Republic on Israel and across the Gulf. (Photo by JOHN WESSELS / AFP) MORE PICTURES:Best of British Wildlife Photography Awards