The Jordanian ambassador left the Temple Mount after his entry was prevented by police forces (Arab social networks)
High alert in the security system in view of the Friday events that are taking place today (Friday) in Jerusalem and throughout Judea and Samaria, this - at the same time as the "Iranian Jerusalem Day", which is noted among the Shiite believers in Syria, Lebanon and other regions.
Despite the fear of conflicts and riots on the Temple Mount - the Friday prayers passed without any unusual incidents when 130 thousand Muslim worshipers visited the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Temple Mount Square.
At the same time, the police secures the Christian Crusades and the arrival of Jewish worshipers at the Western Wall.
During the prayer events, the police arrested eight people on suspicion of waving the flags of a terrorist organization and shouting incitement.
The suspects, a group of masked men, came out at the end of the prayer and waved flags and banners of terrorist organizations in the Temple Mount square.
Later, the police announced that 17 people had been arrested in the last few hours on suspicion of inciting and supporting a terrorist organization.
According to the suspicion, some of the detainees changed their clothes after waving the flags and tried to escape from the place.
The security establishment is preparing for all scenarios, including attempts to break the relative peace at the borders with rockets and intrusions by unmanned aircraft, disturbances around the Temple Mount and cyber attacks.
This, while in the background the hunt continues for the two terrorists who murdered the mother Leah (Lucy) Dee and her two daughters, Maya and Rina Dee, in the Jordan Valley.
Military officials stated that "there are strong warnings of attacks in Judea and Samaria and around Jerusalem, the IDF and Shin Bet thwarted attacks at the last minute."
Jewish worshipers on the Temple Mount (Photo: Reuters)
Commissioner Kobi Shabtai held a situation assessment at the police point at the Western Wall, with the participation of the Jerusalem district commander, the MGB commander and representatives of the security agencies.
"Preparing for the prayers on the fourth Friday of Ramadan alongside the Crusades and Shabbat of Light is challenging, especially in Jerusalem," he said.
"Our main challenge today is to finish the prayers and the events safely and handle exceptions as professionally as required. The main threat is the IDF in its various forms, and that is where most of the operational attention should be directed with a significant emphasis on the readiness of the police officers." A security source told Wala! that due to the sensitive period
, Every action, especially around the Temple Mount, has meaning in the Middle East in particular. "In the Arab world, they understand very well that young people who want to practice the custom of 'Etkaaf' and 'unite with Allah' at the Al-Aqsa Mosque do not come with stones and fireworks to desecrate the place," added the source "Our job is not to be dragged into a media ambush."
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