Visits to Temple Mount will not be prohibited during holidays

Prime Minister holds situation assessment ahead of the Tishrei holidays, amid fears of security flare-up following the situation in Judea and Samaria.

 

Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Tuesday held an assessment of the security situation ahead of the Tishrei holidays, following the recent events in Judea and Samaria.

Channel 13 News reported that the tensions in Judea and Samaria were the focus of the discussion, along with the fear that these security incidents would spill over to the central cities. There is also a fear of an attempt to create security tensions in Jerusalem during the holidays.

Senior officials in the defense establishment said at the conclusion of the discussion that there is no intention to ban visitors from entering the Temple Mount and that this is not even on the agenda.

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