Israel closes Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque to Palestinians for Jewish holiday
- Ibrahimi Mosque reopened exclusively for Israelis, deepening tensions over control of contested West Bank holy site.
- Israeli forces have closed the Ibrahimi Mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron to Palestinian worshippers as thousands of Israeli settlers converge on the site for a Jewish religious celebration.
- The Palestinian Ministry of Religious Endowments said worshippers and mosque employees had been barred from entering and the call to prayer suspended.
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- Ibrahimi Mosque reopened exclusively for Israelis, deepening tensions over control of contested West Bank holy site.
- Israeli forces have closed the Ibrahimi Mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron to Palestinian worshippers as thousands of Israeli settlers converge on the site for a Jewish religious celebration.
- The Palestinian Ministry of Religious Endowments said worshippers and mosque employees had been barred from entering and the call to prayer suspended.
Sources: Al Jazeera