Palestinians will return to pray at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site yesterday after Israeli authorities removed security measures, potentially ending a crisis of almost two weeks that sparked deadly unrest.
Muslim authorities said a boycott of the Haram al-Sharif compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, was to end yesterday afternoon after Israel removed the last of the extra security measures.
The compound includes the Al-Aqsa mosque and the Dome of the Rock. Palestinians had boycotted it since the security measures were installed after a July 14 attack nearby that killed two policemen.
Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas joined calls for worshippers to return to the site. “The prayers will happen, God willing, inside the Al-Aqsa mosque,” he said.
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