Muslims restricted at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound

By: Ahmad Hammadi

HELD JERUSALEM: Israeli authorities announced Thursday that they will be imposing restrictions on entrance to the Temple Mount on Friday.

All Arab men under the age of 45 will be barred from inflowing the bitterly contested site for the mid-day Friday prayers, police said.

The restrictions come days after Israel went on nationwide high alert following Monday's killing of Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin.

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