Israel closes Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque to Palestinians for Jewish holiday
Contested West Bank holy site is reopened exclusively for Israelis, deepening tensions over control of the mosque.
![The Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, the occupied West Bank [File: Mussa Qawasma/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2020-03-20T000000Z_797976059_RC2ONF9J9POW_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-MOSQUES-1725091767.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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![Palestinian man Abd Alfattah Tamimi gestures after Israeli military machinery uprooted his olive trees near the Palestinian village of Deir Nizam near Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, September 23, 2026 [Mohammed Torokman/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-23T082909Z_1627711264_RC2VONA8IMW1_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-WEST-BANK-OLIVE-TREES-1790215211.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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