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Around 1,500 Israeli Jews prayed during daytime at Joseph's Tomb after Defense Minister Katz expanded access beyond previous night-only visits, marking a significant policy shift.
- On Thursday, around 1,500 Israeli Jews prayed at Joseph's Tomb in Nablus, with AFP footage showing some worshippers wearing tefillin during the Shacharit morning service.
- Defence Minister Israel Katz ordered extended visiting hours, Israeli media reported, after the political echelon directed the military to allow visits beyond the previous 4:00 am curfew.
- Around 25 buses arrived overnight carrying ultra‑nationalists and ultra‑Orthodox pilgrims, departing at 7:00 am under military escort amid visits Palestinians call a provocation.
- Breaking a quarter‑century practice, worshippers performed a daytime service as Jews regard the site as Joseph's tomb and Muslims see it as a local holy burial, the council said it was the first daylight prayer in 25 years.
- Since 2000, pilgrims in escorted groups have accessed Joseph's Tomb after the Israeli army vacated, reflecting military control amid Israel's occupation of the West Bank since 1967 and international law views.
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Israeli settler leader lauds Jewish prayer at contested West Bank tomb
Around 1,500 Israeli Jews prayed at a contested tomb in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Thursday morning, and a settler leader hailed an "important step" towards establishing Israeli sovereignty over the site.
Morning prayers held at Joseph's Tomb for the first time in 25 years
For the first time in 25 years, Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus hosted morning prayers after restrictions on Jewish worship at the site were eased earlier this month—a major symbolic victory. https://worldisraelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/kever.mp4 For the first time in 25 years, hundreds of Jews prayed at Joseph’s Tomb in broad daylight this morning, in Israel’s heartland of Samaria. Joseph’s Tomb is considered one of the holiest sites in Juda…
Daytime Jewish prayer held at Joseph’s Tomb for first time in 25 years
For the first time in 25 years, Jewish worshippers held a daytime prayer service Thursday morning at Joseph’s Tomb in Shechem (Nablus). The service followed a decision by Defence Minister Yisrael Katz to expand entry hours at the site beyond nighttime visits. The move marks the first daylight prayers for Jews since 2000, when services […] The post Daytime Jewish prayer held at Joseph’s Tomb for first time in 25 years appeared first on J-Wire.
Jewish worshippers pray at Joseph's Tomb in Nablus (Symbolic image) (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) Getty Images. Approximately 1,500 Jews prayed in daylight Thursday morning at Joseph's Tomb in Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank. This is the first time in 25 years that Israeli authorities have allowed Jewish prayer at the disputed holy site outside of nighttime hours. Some 25 packed buses, escorted by military vehicles, arrived at t…
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