He did not say whether age limits would apply, adding that the final number of people would be decided by the government.<\/p>\n
\t The Palestinian Jerusalem Governorate said in a separate statement it had been informed that permits would again be restricted to men over 55 and women over 50, mirroring last year\u2019s criteria.<\/p>\n It said Israeli authorities had blocked the Islamic Waqf \u2014 the Jordanian\u2011run body administering the site \u2014 from carrying out routine preparations, including installing shade structures and setting up temporary medical clinics.<\/p>\n A Waqf source confirmed the restrictions and said 33 of its employees had been barred from entering the compound in the week before Ramadan, which is slated to begin on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n The Al\u2011Aqsa compound is a central symbol of Palestinian identity and also a frequent flashpoint.<\/p>\n Under long\u2011standing arrangements, Jews may visit the compound but are not supposed to be allowed to pray there \u2014 a policy that has been gradually ignored in recent years by Israeli authorities.<\/p>\n A growing number of Jewish ultra-nationalists have challenged the prayer ban, including far\u2011right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, who prayed at the site in 2024 and 2025.<\/p>\n Braverman insisted Monday that no changes to the so-called status quo governing the site were planned.<\/p>\n \t IDF launches West Bank operation ahead of Ramadan to \u2018ensure security and stability\u2019<\/p>\n Ahead of Ramadan, the Israeli military said Monday that it had begun an operation across the West Bank aimed at arresting Palestinians \u201cadvancing incitement and terror on social media.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIn preparation for the blessed month of Ramadan, and as a step to ensure security and stability and combat terrorism, IDF troops have in recent days begun an operation across Judea and Samaria against elements advancing incitement and terror on social media networks,\u201d said Lt. Col. Ella Waweya, the IDF\u2019s Arabic-language spokeswoman, in a statement.<\/p>\n She said the operation is expected to continue throughout Ramadan.<\/p>\n \u201cThe message is clear: Ramadan is a month of family, community and unity. Do not allow terror organizations to ruin it for you, and do not be drawn after incitement on social media networks,\u201d Waweya said.<\/p>\n Police shut East Jerusalem road near security barrier amid infiltration fears<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Border Police forces on Monday closed off a road next to the West Bank security barrier in a Palestinian neighborhood of East Jerusalem and seized security cameras from residents, in an effort to clamp down on the unlawful entry of Palestinian workers.<\/p>\n Law enforcement came last week with a truck carrying large concrete blocks, placing them along a road directly adjacent to the Israeli side of the barrier, creating a buffer zone where only security forces are permitted to operate. As part of the same operation, Border Police began collecting security cameras in the area.<\/p>\n \u201cThe forces identified that there were a lot of cameras on poles pointed towards the direction of the barrier, that is to say, observing [the border],\u201d a Border Police spokesman told The Times of Israel.<\/p>\n According to the spokesman, the cameras were used to track the location of security forces, signaling whether the coast is clear for West Bank Palestinians to cross into Jerusalem.<\/p>\n The raid last week was launched as part of a larger operation to combat \u201cinfiltration, strengthen the barrier and change the security reality in the area,\u201d police say in a statement.<\/p>\n \u05d9\u05de\u05de\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d0\u05d7\u05e8 \u05d7\u05e1\u05d9\u05de\u05ea \u05d4\u05e6\u05d9\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05d1\u05d8\u05d5\u05e0\u05d3\u05d5\u05ea, \u05d4\u05de\u05e9\u05d8\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05e1\u05d9\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05de\u05d0\u05d5\u05ea \u05de\u05e6\u05dc\u05de\u05d5\u05ea \u05d0\u05d1\u05d8\u05d7\u05d4 \u05e9\u05dc \u05ea\u05d5\u05e9\u05d1\u05d9 \u05e9\u05db\u05d5\u05e0\u05ea \u05d3\u05d0\u05d7\u05d9\u05d9\u05ea \u05d0\u05dc \u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05d3 \u05d1\u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05e9\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd. \u05d7\u05dc\u05e7 \u05de\u05d4\u05de\u05e6\u05dc\u05de\u05d5\u05ea, \u05db\u05da \u05e2\u05dc \u05e4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05de\u05e9\u05d8\u05e8\u05d4, \u05e0\u05d5\u05e2\u05d3\u05d5 \u05dc\u05e2\u05e7\u05d5\u05d1 \u05d0\u05d7\u05e8 \u05ea\u05e0\u05d5\u05e2\u05ea \u05db\u05d5\u05d7\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05de\u05e9\u05d8\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05d0\u05d6\u05d5\u05e8, \u05d5\u05d1\u05de\u05e9\u05d8\u05e8\u05d4 \u05de\u05e2\u05e8\u05d9\u05db\u05d9\u05dd \u05db\u05d9 \u05d4\u05df \u05e9\u05d9\u05de\u05e9\u05d5 \u05dc\u05dc\u05d9\u05de\u05d5\u05d3 \u05d3\u05e4\u05d5\u05e1\u05d9 \u05d4\u05e4\u05e2\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05ea \u05e9\u05dc \u05d4\u05db\u05d5\u05d7\u05d5\u05ea \u05d1\u05de\u05d8\u05e8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05e1\u05d9\u05d9\u05e2 \u05d1\u05d4\u05d1\u05e8\u05d7\u05ea \u05e9\u05d5\u05d4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05dc\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d7\u05d5\u05e7\u05d9\u05d9\u05dd pic.twitter.com\/5lsxYmeekM<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 \u05dc\u05d9\u05e8\u05df \u05ea\u05de\u05e8\u05d9 | Liran Tamari (@liran__tamari) February 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re creating another layer of protection in order to reinforce Israeli citizens\u2019 security and allow us to operate with more freedom,\u201d Ch. Supt. Eli Tubul, a Border Police officer involved in the operation, told the Ynet news site. He says police are shifting gears from a \u201cdefensive\u201d mode to an \u201coffensive\u201d one.\n<\/p>\n The Jerusalem District\u2019s recently appointed commander, Deputy Commissioner Avshalom Peled, accompanied forces during the initial raid last week. Officers mapped the area and towed vehicles within the newly formed buffer zone.<\/p>\n In addition, Border Police and IDF soldiers seized weapons and arrested a suspect during a nighttime raid in Kafr Aqab, police announced on Monday.<\/p>\n Although it is a part of the Jerusalem municipality, the Palestinian neighborhood lies beyond the West Bank security barrier and is largely neglected by Israeli municipal authorities.<\/p>\n
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