Millions of Muslims around the world will be celebrating Eid Al Adha as the holiday began on Sunday, August 11 and is set to last until Thursday. Hundreds of Palestinian Muslims attempted to gather for prayer to mark the Muslim festival at the al Aqsa compound in East Jerusalem on Sunday. However, clashes broke out between them and the Israeli security forces on Sunday who ushered the groups away while firing tear gas.

Video footage shows the Force engaging in scuffles with the worshipers as they attempt to clear the square.

While pushing and ushering worshipers away stun granddads can be seen being thrown towards the worshipers in the holy site.

Tensions appeared to be raised between Israeli’s and Palestinians as Muslim and Jewish holidays conceded on Sunday.

This resulted in conflict over admittance rights to places holy worship areas.

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Unverified images posted on social media showed injuries in the wake of the confrontation from the scene as police engaged with worshipers.

The clashes at Temple Mount, a site worshipped by both Muslims and Jews, happened after some 80,000 Muslims gathered on the area to celebrate Eid al-Adha, a key holy day of Islam.

At the same time, large crowds of Jewish worshipers gathered at the entrance as they wanted to mark the second day of Tisha Be’av holy day.

To prevent further escalation and altercation Jewish worshipers were barred from entering by police.

This decision was hotly criticised by Jewish groups.

The Palestinian Red Crescent reported that 61 people were injured in the clashes while 15 of them were taken to local hospitals.

Police said that four officers sustained minor injuries. Access to the Temple Mount was later granted to some Jewish worshipers.

Eid al-Adha marks the end of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca and is one of the key holidays in Islam.

It marks Ibrahim/Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son to God before Jibra’il/Gabriel’s intervention. Animals are often sacrificed on the holiday to remember the offering.

Tisha B’Av is the two-day mourning for the destruction of the two Jerusalem temples and, by extension, other calamities that happened to the Jewish people.

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