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| Over 100,000 Muslim worshippers gather on Temple Mount for nighttime prayers |
| 2022-04-28 |
| [IsraelTimes] Police say mass prayer event for Qadr Night proceeds as planned; thousands of officers deployed to Jerusalem’s Old City amid high tensions in recent weeks. Over 100,000 Moslem worshippers took part in mass prayers on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem Wednesday evening on one of the few remaining nights before the end of the Moslem holy month of Ramadan on May 1. Worshippers were gathered on Wednesday night for Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Destiny) when Moslems believe the first verses of the Koran were revealed to Muhammad. Worshipers gather for intense nighttime prayers at the al-Aqsa Mosque. Thousands of police were deployed to Jerusalem’s Old City ahead of the prayers Wednesday and into Thursday on the compound, where officials have been trying to prevent a flare-up of violence for several weeks. Israel Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai held a security assessment with Jerusalem police officials Wednesday evening, according to the Israel Police. The prayers were proceeding as planned, the police said. |
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