The Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in Jerusalem, Islam’s third holiest site, will be closed from Friday after an increase in coronavirus cases, the authority that administers the city’s Muslim holy sites.
As highest instances of the virus in Israel and the Palestinian territories, the Waqf authority held an emergency assembly with fitness officials. Waqf members to “suspend access to the faithful from Friday afternoon (September 18) for an era of 3 weeks. “
“We expect citizens to perform this procedure to maintain their fitness and well-being,” Waqf member Hatem Abdel Qader told AFP.
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The closure coincides with a three-week lock imposed through Israel, which controls entrances to the complex.
The call to prayer will continue to ring in Jerusalem’s Old City, Qader said, while Waqf workers will be able to pray at the site.
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