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Friday, April 8, 2022
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Friday, April 8, 2022
Waqf official says significantly lower turnout at Friday Ramadan prayers in Jerusalem’s Old City
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Worshippers attend Ramadan Friday prayers in the Old City of Jerusalem on April 8, 2022. (AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP)
Around 80,000 worshippers prayed today at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, a significantly lower number than usual, Waqf official Azzam al-Khatib says.
“During a normal Ramadan Friday, we would expect to see as many as 200,000,” Khatib says in a phone call.
Khatib says fewer worshippers arrived from the West Bank than expected, although he declines to comment further as to why.
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