Israel tightens security in Jerusalem's Old City
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Ramallah, Aug 4 (Petra - Official Jordan News agency) – Israel deployed
additional police forces in the Old City of Arab East Jerusalem and around
the Al Aqsa Mosque compound as Muslims from across the occupied West Bank
and Israeli Arabs prepare for Lailat Al Qadr, the 27th night of the holy
month of Ramadan.

Israeli authorities announced that the Haram Al Sharif Compound, which
houses the Dome of the Rock and the Al Aqsa Mosque, will be off-limits to
non-Muslims during the holiest night of the month of fasting. Paramilitary
police ordered motorists to stay clear of the walled Old City and asked
commuters to use public transport to avoid congestion.

Some 200,000 Muslims from the West Bank and East Jerusalem as well as
Israeli Arabs are expected to arrive at the mosque compound, Islam's third
holiest shrine, for prayers during Lailat al Qadr.

//Petra//SS 4/8/2013 - 04:16:26 PM