West Bank & Jerusalem
Netanyahu visits Western Wall under heavy security ahead of Jewish holiday
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu entered the Western Wall plaza in Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday under tight security, Shehab Wire reported. The visit took place on the eve of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement.
The Western Wall, known to Palestinians as the Buraq Wall, sits in occupied East Jerusalem and is a site of recurring Israeli-Palestinian tensions.
