Israel's Energy Minister Eli Cohen has ordered an immediate halt to electricity supply to Gaza, threatening the functioning of the enclave's desalination plants amid an ongoing aid shortage in the holy month of Ramadan.

Israel will permit some Muslims over 50 and their children from the occupied West Bank to enter Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Fridays during Islam's holy month of Ramadan, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Thursday.

Fridays during Ramadan among 10 days throughout year when Ibrahimi Mosque is fully opened to Muslim worshipers, according to Palestinian ministry - Anadolu Ajansı

During the first Friday prayers of Ramadan, 90,000 Palestinians gathered at Al-Aqsa Mosque amid heightened Israeli security. A fragile ceasefire persists following the Israel-Hamas conflict, with ongoing tensions and negotiations surrounding a second phase of hostages' release,

A charity kitchen in the occupied West Bank has expanded its usual operations to help displaced Palestinians trying to mark the Muslim holy month of Ramadan

It’s the second Ramadan since the start of the war in Gaza, and comes as a fragile ceasefire threatens to crumble.

Hundreds gave back in Cleveland Saturday at the Heal Palestine event in Laville Banquet Hall on Brookpark Road to help children scarred by the Israel-Hamas War.

For Gaza residents, Ramadan started this year under a fragile ceasefire that paused more than 15 months of war.