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Friday, March 15, 2024
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Friday, March 15, 2024
Police say first Friday prayers of Ramadan at Temple Mount end peacefully
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Muslim worshippers perform Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Friday, March 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Police say tens of thousands of Muslim worshipers took part in the first Friday prayers of Ramadan on the Temple Mount and the prayers ended without incident.
More than 3,000 police officers and Border Police soldiers were deployed across the Old City of Jerusalem ahead of the prayers amid fears of disturbances after Hamas called on Palestinian worshipers to barricade themselves inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
However, a police statement says there are no “unusual” incidents.
The Islamic Waqf that administers the mosque compound estimated that 80,000 people took part in the prayers.
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