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RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Israeli authorities have shut the Ibrahimi Mosque in the West Bank city of Hebron to Palestinian Muslims Wednesday for four days to allow illegal settlers to celebrate two Jewish holidays. “Israeli occupation authorities closed the sacred precincts of the mosque on Wednesday to celebrate the Sukkot and Yom Kipp...
Israel has shut down the Ibrahimi Mosque in the old West Bank city of Hebron. The closure came as Israelis celebrated the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. Head of mosques at the Hebron Endowments Administration Akram al-Tamimi says strict military measures were implemented to prevent Palestinians from entering the city. He says he condemns the...
Despite Israeli restrictions, Muslims at the Al-Ibrahimi Mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron celebrated the Mawlid al-Nabi, the birth of Prophet Muhammad. Mutez Abu Suneyne is director of the Ibrahimi Mosque Foundation. He said that Israeli soldiers closed the doors of the mosque and conducted strict security inspections.
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army stormed the city of Hebron on Saturday, shutting down the Ibrahimi Mosque and preventing worshippers from entering, according to eyewitnesses and local authorities. Eyewitnesses reported that Israeli forces raided the Wadi al-Hariya neighborhood, searching several homes. The incursion also targ...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Around 40,000 Palestinians offered Eid al-Adha prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday, but there was no festive atmosphere. The Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem said in a statement that about 40,000 worshippers performed Eid al-Adha prayers. The Palestinian news agency WAFA repo...
HEBRON CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israel shut the Ibrahimi Mosque in the West Bank city of Hebron on Monday and opened it for settlers to mark the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. “The Israeli occupation authorities closed the Ibrahimi Mosque on Monday and Tuesday due to Sukkot,” Ghassan Al-Rajabi, the director of the Ibrahimi Mosque, told [&hellip...
