Israel cancels Gaza worshipers' Friday visit to Al-Aqsa for Peres funeral
Sept. 29, 2016 11:28 A.M. (Updated: Sept. 29, 2016 7:58 P.M.)
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GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Israeli authorities have canceled this week’s visit of
Gazan worshipers to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem due to the
funeral of former Israeli President Shimon Peres.

Sources at the Palestinian liaison told Ma’an on Thursday that Israeli
informed them that Friday’s visit would not take place, as the funeral of
Peres, who died on Wednesday at age 93, is planned to occur that day in
Jerusalem.

Israel allows 250 elderly Palestinian worshipers from Gaza to travel through
the Erez crossing to pray at the Al-Aqsa mosque every Friday, on the
condition that they return to Gaza on the same day.
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