After the Tel Aviv terror attack June 8, the Israeli military revoked its decision to ease the restrictions on the Palestinians during the month of Ramadan. As per the decision signed by Minister Avigdor Liberman on his first day at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, according to the manager of the Erez border crossing, almost 4,000 Palestinians would be granted travel permits allowing them to exit the Gaza Strip in groups, to visit and pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque.

When word of the cancellation became public, hundreds of Palestinians gathered near the Office of Civil Affairs in Gaza, demanding that the Palestinian Authority (PA) protest Israel's decision to suspend the permits and thereby taking away an important rite during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

But such a protest is unlikely to bear any fruits. Following the Tel Aviv attack, the Israeli defense apparatus started reassessing its policies, including granting more travel permits to Palestinians and work permits for West Bank Palestinians wishing to work in Israel.

Only 500 Gazans over the age of 50 made it to Al-Aqsa Mosque on June 3 to pray there on the eve of the start of Ramadan before the travel permits were revoked.