Police made decision after ongoing clashes with Arab protesters at site
Highlights
- Police made decision after ongoing clashes with Arab protesters at site.
- Jewish prayers will be held at the gates of the Temple Mount and next to the Western, Southern, Eastern and Northern Walls.
- Clashes have broken out between Arabs and Israeli security forces at the site and al-Aqsa Mosque in recent days as Muslims celebrated Ramadan and Jews celebrated Passover.
- A record 4,625 Jewish visitors entered the site during the Passover holiday.
- A similar announcement about the closure of the site “until further notice” was made last year during Operation Guardian of the Walls.
- The site was reopened to Jewish visitors after about a week after a similar announcement last year.