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| Palestinians Pour Into Jerusalem for Ramadan Prayers |
| 2017-06-04 |
| [AnNahar] Thousands of Paleostinians poured into Jerusalem to attend the first Friday prayers of the Moslem fasting month of Ramadan at the al-Aqsa mosque compound, Islam's third-holiest site, AFP correspondents reported. Many had queued from before dawn at the Israeli checkpoints that control access to annexed east Jerusalem from the rest of the occupied West Bank. Police reinforcements were deployed across Jerusalem's Old City to provide security around the ultra-sensitive mosque compound, which is also Judaism's holiest site. A front man for police told AFP that over 100,000 had participated in the prayers on and around the mosque compound. Israel had loosened a number of restrictions ahead of Ramadan, which began on Saturday, to enable easier travel from the West Bank to Israel for Friday prayers and family visits. Women of all ages and men over 40 do not need entry permits in order to access Jerusalem for Friday prayers. Israel also allowed 100 men and women over the age of 55 from Gazoo to enter Jerusalem for prayers, police said. |
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