Individuals briefly detained by police, escorted off holy site for displaying flag; Ra'am's religious council says 'status quo' violations at flashpoint site can lead to conflict
Body found during work on Ammunition Hill, site of major battle in Six Day War, reinterred after Jordanian ceremony on Temple Mount, reflecting warmer ties with Amman
Housing Minister Ze'ev Elkin says there's a higher risk of infection at mass prayer of Muslims than during selichot services, due to low vaccination rates in the Arab sector
Western Wall Heritage Foundation says maintenance project on Mughrabi Bridge will take a few days; part of the women's prayer area in the plaza to be closed off
Media and Jewish activists say police increasingly turn blind eye to practice, which Muslim leaders slam as violation of decades-old status quo at holy site
After an engineering report says Mughrabi Bridge in danger of collapse, state will reportedly replace decrepit wooden beams, but no plans for a permanent solution
Nachman Shai tells ToI plan has clear majority; also hails 'unprecedented' NIS 40m budget to boost Reform and Conservative Judaism; laments no coalition consensus on civil marriage
Mughrabi Bridge was never intended to be a permanent walkway and engineering report says it is in danger of collapse, but sensitivities over holy site are foiling action
Despite anger over Jewish visits to the Temple Mount on Tisha B'Av, prayers take place peacefully; Bennett conveys his blessings to Israel's Muslim and Druze populations
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