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Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/pa-stops-islamist-group-from-performing-holiday-prayers-in-hebron-mosque/

PA Stops Islamist Group from Performing Holiday Prayers in Hebron Mosque

(Times of Israel) Adam Rasgon - Palestinian Authority security forces in the West Bank prevented supporters of the Islamist group Hizb al-Tahrir from performing Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Al-Abrar Mosque in Hebron on Tuesday, employing force against some of them. Hizb al-Tahrir, which supports the establishment of a caliphate ruled by Islamic law, declared on Monday that Eid al-Fitr, marking the conclusion of Ramadan, would start that evening, contradicting Mohammed Hussein, the PA-appointed grand mufti of Jerusalem, who had announced that the festival would commence Tuesday night. A senior official at PA headquarters in Hebron said, "They do not have the right to use a mosque to revolt against the official Palestinian position on when Eid al-Fitr starts." Clerics in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar also declared the start of Eid al-Fitr on Monday evening.

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