- Title: Palestinians from West Bank arrive at Israeli checkpoints for Friday prayers
- Date: 21st March 2025
- Summary: BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK (MARCH 21, 2025) (REUTERS) PEOPLE ARRIVING AT CHECKPOINT PEOPLE ARRIVING, ISRAELI ARMY VEHICLE AT SCENE PEOPLE AND ISRAELI FORCES AT CHECKPOINT / MEMBER OF ISRAELI POLICE CLOSING PASSAGE WITH BARRIER MEMBER OF ISRAELI FORCES LOOKING OUT OF WINDOW VARIOUS OF MEMBERS OF ISRAELI FORCES AT CHECKPOINT VARIOUS OF PEOPLE ARRIVING (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) 80-YEAR-
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- Keywords: Betthlehem Friday prayers Israel Jerusalem Palestinians Qalandia Ramadan al Aqsa mosque checkpoints
- Location: QALANDIA AND BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK
- City: QALANDIA AND BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK
- Country: Palestinian Occupied Territory
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Middle East
- Reuters ID: LVA001056221032025RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Palestinian worshippers coming from West Bank cities arrived at Israeli checkpoints on Friday (March 21), hoping to cross to attend third Friday prayers of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa.
some said they were not allowed entry and were asked to return back.
Al-Aqsa lies at the heart of Jerusalem's old city, it is Islam's third holiest site and known to Jews as Temple Mount.
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