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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 433

Mina

Muslim pilgrims throw pebbles at pillars during the "Jamarat" ritual, the stoning of Satan, in Mina near the holy city of Mecca, on September 12, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / AHMAD GHARABLI)
September 12, 2016, 5:52 pm
Under tight security, hajj pilgrims return to scene of deadly stampede
A year after an estimated 2,300 worshippers were killed, safety measures enforced at site near Mecca
By Sarah Benhaida
Muslim pilgrims arrive at Mount Arafat where the Prophet Muhammed is believed to have given his final sermon, near the holy city of Mecca, on September 11, 2016. (AFP/Ahmad Gharabli)
September 11, 2016, 7:05 pm
Hajj reaches apex as millions converge on Mount Arafat
Most important day of annual pilgrimage includes visit to site where Muslims believe Prophet Muhammad gave final sermon
By Sarah Benhaida
Muslim pilgrims from all around the world circle around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi city of Mecca on on September 9, 2016, a day before the start of the annual hajj pilgrimage. (AFP/Ahmad Gharabli)
September 10, 2016, 7:46 am
1.5 million Muslims begin first post-stampede hajj in Mecca
Tens of thousands of Iranians absent from annual pilgrimage due to bilateral strains exacerbated by last year’s deadly crush
By Sarah Benhaida
Saudi emergency personnel stand near bodies of Hajj pilgrims at the site where at least 717 were killed and hundreds wounded in a stampede in Mina, near the city of Mecca, at the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia on September 24, 2015. (STR/AFP)
September 5, 2016, 5:29 pm
Ahead of hajj, Iran accuses Saudis of ‘murdering’ pilgrims
A year after stampede kills over 2,000, supreme leader levels fresh criticism at regional rival Riyadh for mismanaging annual event
By Amir Vahdat
Saudi emergency personnel stand near bodies of Hajj pilgrims at the site where at least 717 were killed and hundreds wounded in a stampede in Mina, near the city of Mecca, at the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia on September 24, 2015. (STR/AFP)
October 5, 2015, 8:46 pm
New count puts hajj stampede death toll at over 1,100
Final figure could rise as survey covers just 16 of over 180 countries that sent 2 million pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
By AP
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (center) places flowers on the caskets of Iranian pilgrims, killed in a stampede at the annual hajj, during a repatriation ceremony upon their arrival on October 3, 2015 at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport. (AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE)
October 3, 2015, 11:10 am
First Iranian victims of hajj stampede are repatriated
At Tehran ceremony, Rouhani calls for ‘fact-finding commission’ into disaster, blames Saudi ‘incompetence’
By AFP
The relative of a missing pilgrim shows her picture as he searches in an emergency hospital following a deadly stampede in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, September 25, 2015. (AFP/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH)
September 29, 2015, 1:29 pm
Indonesia slams Saudi Arabia over hajj disaster
Authorities say diplomats were only given access to victims days after stampede killed over 760 people
By AP
Saudi emergency personnel stand near bodies of Hajj pilgrims at the site where at least 717 were killed and hundreds wounded in a stampede in Mina, near the city of Mecca, at the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia on September 24, 2015. (STR/AFP)
September 26, 2015, 2:12 pm
Hajj stampede was fate, says Saudi grand mufti
Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh absolves Saudi crown prince of blame for 717 deaths, says incident was beyond human control
By LYNNE AL-NAHHAS
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (AFP)
September 25, 2015, 8:03 pm
Iran claims Saudi prince’s convoy triggered hajj stampede
Tehran’s Press TV: ‘Saudi authorities seek to hush up the entire story’; second Iranian news agency asserts death toll is 2,000
By ToI Staff
Iranian worshipers chant slogans while attending an anti-Saudi protest rally in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015 (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
September 25, 2015, 6:26 pm
Iran rebukes Saudi Arabia over hajj deaths
Thousands protest in Islamic Republic, one of the countries hardest hit in the disaster that claimed over 700 lives
By Aya Batrawy and Jon Gambrell
Pope Francis waves to people near the White House as he is driven around in his Popemobile on Constitution Avenue, on the second day of his 3-day trip to Washington, DC, September 23, 2015. (AFP/Paul J. Richards)
September 25, 2015, 4:43 am
Pope expresses solidarity with Muslims after stampede
In first public comments upon landing in New York, Francis expresses ‘closeness of the Church’ to victims in Mecca
By AFP
Hajj pilgrims and Saudi emergency personnel carry a woman on a stretcher at the site where hundreds were killed in a stampede in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, at the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia on September 24, 2015. (AFP/STR)
September 24, 2015, 4:55 pm
Death toll in Mecca hajj stampede jumps to over 700
Officials say at least 863 others injured in tent city at Mina in latest disaster to strike annual Muslim pilgrimage
By AP
In this image posted on the official Twitter account of the directorate of the Saudi Civil Defense agency, rescuers respond to a stampede that killed and injured pilgrims in the holy city of Mina during the annual hajj pilgrimage on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015. (Directorate of the Saudi Civil Defense agency via AP)
September 24, 2015, 11:53 am
At least 717 killed in Mecca stampede on last day of hajj
Officials say at least 863 others injured in tent city at Mina in latest disaster to strike annual Muslim pilgrimage; no Israelis known hurt
By AFP and AP
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