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- Tens of thousands of worshipers gathered at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem for Ramadan, as Israeli authorities closed the site citing safety concerns.
- The closure began on Saturday and bars worshipers from entering for three days, turning parts of the Old City into a military zone.
- Local sources report heavy police presence and a general lockdown in the West Bank, and residents fear changes to the site's long-standing status quo.
