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Israel to Facilitate Travel for West Bank Palestinians for Ramadan
(Jerusalem Post) Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman - IDF Maj.-Gen. Kamil Abu Rukun, Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), said he has advised senior officials in the Palestinian Authority and representatives of the international community regarding a number of holiday gestures Israel is making to the Palestinian community for the month of Ramadan, which begins on May 6. Palestinians living in the West Bank will be permitted to visit family in Israel between Sunday and Thursday and on Eid al-Fitr at the end of Ramadan. Operating hours at the crossings will be extended. Entry for Friday prayers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount will be permitted, as will travel abroad through Ben-Gurion Airport. Relatives living in Arab countries should likewise be able to coordinate visiting family members in the West Bank.