There is no agreement on the reliefs for Ramadan, security officials warn: "A violation of balance will ignite violence" - Voila! news

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Galant, Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Hertzi Halevi, Commander of the Central Command Major General Yehuda Fox, Coordinator of Government Operations in the Territories Major General Rasan Aliyan and other officials discussed last night (Sunday) relief for the Palestinians from Judea and Samaria during the month of Ramadan, but did not Decisions were reached on the issue due to tensions in the government.

Senior officials in the IDF have clarified that despite the suspension of security coordination and the tense situation, there is a high expectation from the Palestinian Authority for advance notice of the facilitations and the regime of movements towards prayers on the Temple Mount through the crossings around Jerusalem, with an emphasis on pedestrians in Qalandia and the Rachel Crossing.

Ramadan riots on the Temple Mount, April 15, 2022 (Photo: Reuters)

Officials from the Central Command said that the intention is to prepare for the month of Ramadan, which is estimated to begin on March 22 or 23 (a final date has not yet been decided) by easing the age of worshipers who will receive a permit to enter the Temple Mount, women, children and men.

The IDF, the Israel Defense Forces and the Israel Police will prepare for the bus convoys at the checkpoints and on the roads leading to Jerusalem, and at the border crossings themselves.

The army officials made it clear to Defense Minister Yoav Galant that at this stage the border crossings cannot accommodate the hundreds of thousands of worshipers who are expected to arrive at the Temple Mount, and therefore an engineering preparation is required for the temporary expansion of the crossings to avoid traffic jams, pressure on the crossings themselves and increased security checks for pedestrians and vehicles.

The army officials made it clear that time is of the essence, and preparations must be made as early as possible to avoid riots and violence.

Security officials warned: "Freedom of religion must not be harmed. Balances in the region must not be disturbed. This could ignite violence."

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"Freedom of religion must not be harmed."

Riots on the Temple Mount, Ramadan 2022 (Photo: Reuters)

In the meantime, the IDF continues to reinforce the Samaria region with three battalions of fighters, against the background of the alert for terrorist attacks and the continued hunt for the terrorist who carried out the attack at the Einbus intersection on the Hvara axis where the two brothers Yigal and Hillel Yaniv were killed.

According to officials in the Samaria Division, the shops reopened on Friday and peace returned to the Havara axis.

Also, the commander of the YOS division Brigadier General Avi Belot praised the forces that prevented the Israelis from entering Havara village.

"No one could guarantee the security of the Israelis who wanted to donate money to the Palestinians and express solidarity and support for the businessmen and Palestinian citizens who were affected by the arson," said a military source, "not all Palestinians want money from the Israelis and the reactions could not have been predicted."

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