In Palestine children read the Koran at a mosque in the West Bank city of Jenin on the first Friday noon prayer of Ramzan on September 5. Israel beefed up its police deployments in Jerusalem when tens of thousands of Muslim faithful attended the first Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City. Israel has eased restrictions on accesss to the mosque during Ramzan for Palestinians from the occupied West Bank. Men over 50 and women over 45 have free access to the mosque compound. And those between 30 and 45 can join them if they obtain a special permit issued by Israeli military authorities.

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