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The Israeli occupation authorities banned Muslim Palestinian worshippers from performing the fajr – dawn – prayer at the Ibrahimi Mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron this morning, the Palestinian Information Centre reported.
Local sources said that Israeli occupation forces fired stun grenades at the worshippers and forced them to perform their prayers outside the mosque.
The step falls in line with escalating repressive measures against the Ibrahimi Mosque, which include banning the adhan (call to prayer) and harassing workers in the Muslim holy site.
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