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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Bernard Smith

Palestinians reopen Al-Aqsa gate locked by Israel 16 years ago

Palestinians reopen Al-Aqsa gate locked by Israel 16 years ago

Worshippers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound are back in control of a meeting hall that has been closed for 16 years by an Israeli court order.

Days of tension over who controls the area led to the arrest, then release, of the Muslim leader who helps administer the compound.

Al Jazeera's Bernard Smith reports from occupied East Jerusalem.

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