Overview
- New rules permit visitors to remain until 8 a.m., enabling morning prayers, rather than leaving by 4 a.m.
- Officials say additional entry will begin at 6 a.m., with groups allowed for up to two hours.
- Defense Ministry officials say no extra forces are needed, with the same units securing the early-morning window.
- The agreement followed talks involving Katz, lawmakers, settlement representatives, and IDF Central Command.
- Supporters, including the Od Yosef Chai Yeshiva, praised the decision, while Palestinian officials warn it could heighten tensions in the West Bank, and officials said further extensions may be considered later.