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| 80,000 Muslim worshipers pray peacefully at Al-Aqsa on second Friday of Ramadan | |
| 2025-03-15 | |
| [IsraelTimes] Tens of thousands of Muslim worshipers visited the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem this morning for the second Friday prayers of Ramadan. The Islamic Waqf, which manages the site, estimates that some 80,000 people attended the midday prayer. Israel Police does not provide a number, only saying “tens of thousands” of people were in attendance. Police say that prayers ended peacefully and without any unusual incidents, despite fears of unrest during the Muslim holy month due to tensions over Gaza. In a statement ahead of last week’s Friday prayers, the Prime Minister’s Office said that it would be granting entry permits into Jerusalem to a “reduced number of Muslim worshipers” from the West Bank. Though the Prime Minister’s Office did not disclose how many West Bank Palestinians were granted permits, the proposal issued by Israeli security brass reportedly recommended a limit of 10,000. As was the case last Ramadan, Israel allowed only Palestinian males aged 55 and older, women at least 50 years old and children aged 12 and below to enter the city for Friday prayers.
[GEO.TV] Israeli forces stormed the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem as Palestinians gathered for dawn prayers, reported Al Jazeera. Israeli authorities have placed heavy restrictions on Palestinians from the occupied West Bank travelling to the mosque — Islam's third-holiest site — to pray during Ramadan. Related: Aqsa Mosque: 2025-03-09 90,000 Muslim worshipers flock to Al-Aqsa for first Friday prayers of Ramadan Aqsa Mosque: 2025-03-07 Police on high alert in Jerusalem ahead of first Friday prayers of Ramadan Aqsa Mosque: 2025-03-05 East Jerusalem Palestinians arrested for social media posts amid Ramadan crackdown | |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #4 What were the rest of them doing? |
| Posted by: Crusader 2025-03-15 22:53 |
| #3 When do we see the CoE become the Mosque of England? |
| Posted by: alanc 2025-03-15 10:58 |
| #2 IDF strikes drone operators in Gaza's Beit Lahiya, at least nine killed |
| Posted by: Grom the Affective 2025-03-15 10:56 |
| #1 Police say that prayers ended peacefully and without any of the Eighty thousand Muslims in one spot and nobody exploded? Wonders never cease! Could just be a statistical anomaly, though. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2025-03-15 10:11 |