Over 1,000 Jews visit Temple Mount to mark Tisha B’Av; some filmed praying

Over a thousand Jews have entered the Temple Mount this morning to mark the solemn fast day of Tisha B’Av, which mourns the destruction of the Temples that once stood in Judaism’s holiest site.

Some are filmed praying in violation of police instructions and of a vague, unwritten status quo that governs the flashpoint site, which is also the third-holiest to Muslims and houses the Al Aqsa Mosque.

תשעה באב בהר הבית: מאות יהודים עלו להר, חלק מתפללים ומשתחווים בניגוד להוראות המשטרה. pic.twitter.com/BUzGGB3RpM

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Police in reaction delay the continued entry of observant Jews, who were initially allowed to enter in groups of 100. After the visits are renewed, the groups are cut to 50 each.

According to the Jordanian Waqf, over 1,400 have entered the site today.