‘Iranian gift’ for Eid: Israel calls regime ‘mad’ after blast near Jerusalem holy sites

Israel's foreign ministry on Friday accused Iran of an "attack on the holy sites" of Jerusalem after an impact near the walls of the Old City following a missile warning. "The Iranian attack on the holy sites sacred to all three religions reveals...

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The Mount of Olives with the Dome of the Rock shrine at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the background, in Jerusalem.
Israel’s foreign ministry on Friday accused Iran of carrying out an “attack on the holy sites” of Jerusalem after an impact was reported near the walls of the Old City following a missile warning.

It was not immediately clear whether the impact was caused by a missile strike or debris from an interception.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">The Iranian “gift” for Eid al-Fitr: Missiles on Al-Aqsa.<br/><br /><br />The Iranian attack on the holy sites sacred to all three religions reveals the madness of the Iranian regime, which claims to be religious. <a href="https://t.co/UqHnFv5uF1">pic.twitter.com/UqHnFv5uF1</a><br /><br /><br />— Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) <a href="https://twitter.com/IsraelMFA/status/2035004972367028443?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><br /><br />
"The Iranian attack on the holy sites sacred to all three religions reveals the madness of the Iranian regime, which claims to be religious," Israel's foreign ministry wrote on X, calling it an "Iranian gift" for the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr.
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