The occupation forces closed the Ibrahimi Mosque to worshippers for the eighth day.

Israeli occupation forces closed the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron to worshippers on Friday, for the eighth consecutive day.

The Hebron Governorate Endowments Directorate said in a statement that "for the eighth consecutive day, the Israeli occupation authorities continue to close the Ibrahimi Mosque in the Old City of Hebron, preventing prayers from being held there."

In a statement, it indicated that "the occupation forces are preventing employees, custodians, and residents from entering the mosque under the pretext of the security situation."