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Israel Bans Non-Muslim Visits to Al-Aqsa Compound until Ramadan End

Palestinian Muslim devotees perform an evening prayer known as "Tarawih" outside the Dome of the Rock shrine in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, on April 8, 2023. (AFP)
Palestinian Muslim devotees perform an evening prayer known as "Tarawih" outside the Dome of the Rock shrine in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, on April 8, 2023. (AFP)
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Israel Bans Non-Muslim Visits to Al-Aqsa Compound until Ramadan End

Palestinian Muslim devotees perform an evening prayer known as "Tarawih" outside the Dome of the Rock shrine in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, on April 8, 2023. (AFP)
Palestinian Muslim devotees perform an evening prayer known as "Tarawih" outside the Dome of the Rock shrine in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, on April 8, 2023. (AFP)

Jewish visitors and tourists will be banned from the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem until the end of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, a statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Tuesday.

An Israeli police raid at the site last week triggered rocket attacks on Israel from Gaza, Lebanon and Syria that were met with Israeli strikes.

In previous years Israel has banned Jewish visits to the compound in the last 10 days of Ramadan.

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Lebanon Receives Archival Maps from France on its Borders with Syria

People crosses into Syria through the Masnaa border crossing point in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
People crosses into Syria through the Masnaa border crossing point in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Lebanon Receives Archival Maps from France on its Borders with Syria

People crosses into Syria through the Masnaa border crossing point in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
People crosses into Syria through the Masnaa border crossing point in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Lebanon received on Thursday a set of copies of archival documents and maps from France related to its border lines with Syria, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

The maps, delivered at the official request of Lebanon, were handed to Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji.

In a post on its X page, the Foreign Ministry said that Rajji received French Ambassador to Lebanon, Hervé Magro, who delivered a set of historical documents and maps from the French archives related to the Lebanese-Syrian border.

The papers are expected to assist Lebanon in the demarcation process of its land borders with neighboring Syria.

Lebanon shares a 330-kilometer (205-mile) border with Syria with no official demarcation at several points.