Police’s holy sites commander: ‘We do not allow prayer at the Temple Mount’

The commander of Israel Police’s Holy Sites Unit says Jewish prayer is not allowed at the flashpoint Temple Mount holy site after National Security Minister Ben Gvir claimed early today that he prayed there during his visit last week.

Chief Superintendent Eyal Avraham says bluntly, “We do not allow [Jewish] prayer at the Temple Mount,” in a video published by the Walla news site.

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