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"It is emphasized that there is no limitation regarding Israeli Arabs", it added. The Al-Aqsa lies at the heart of Jerusalem's Old City on a hill known to Jews as Har ha-Bayit, or Temple Mount, and to Muslims internationally as al-Haram al-Sharif, or The Noble Sanctuary.

The first Friday prayers of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan were held without incidents in Jerusalem, despite fears of confrontations. Some 9,000 worshippers took part in the prayers at the Noble Sanctuary,

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