Ramadan
![Ziv Medical Center in Tzfat, set to be reinforced in case of a war in the north.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=700/2024/04/04/d9c741d0-f2b9-11ee-9685-6fa808a40761__h4506_w6759.jpg)
The release cited the coming end of the month of Ramadan, possibly a reference to an offensive in Rafah, as well as possible escalation in the north as the reason for this alert.
![IDF soldiers in Hebron](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/03/15/f7a12410-e2cd-11ee-bbda-93c9fb230a79__h3899_w5848.jpg)
Ramadan, Hebron
In the midst of the war in Gaza, the IDF issued a series of instructions to soldiers stationed in Hebron: "Avoid roadblocks, contain fireworks, and preserve sensitivity toward Arabs' religious beliefs."
![Minister Benny Gantz.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/03/10/ec5251c0-df11-11ee-bbda-93c9fb230a79__h331_w650.png)
Israel-Gaza War
Gantz: "Our war is not against Islam – but against those who harmed the values of Islam."
![Temple Mount.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/03/05/a414ff60-db20-11ee-87ff-7f8f8e59a688__h2327_w3491.jpg)
Ramadan, Temple Mount
The Prime Minister and the government thus rejected National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir's efforts to restrict or bar Muslim entry to the Temple Mount altogether.
![Ben Gvir and Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/02/28/9831d7d0-d65d-11ee-bf85-77a8e5aca77e__h331_w650.jpg)
Itamar Ben Gvir, Temple Mount
After discussing whether to allow Israeli Arabs to pray on the Temple Mount over Ramadan and under what conditions, and after Ben Gvir strongly opposed it - police sources claim: the decision will lead to a flare-up in Jerusalem.
![Gantz: Limitations on Temple Mount prayer not yet decided, to be based solely on security considerations](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/02/18/63196910-ce96-11ee-aa6e-77968757f996__h4000_w6000.jpg)
Temple Mount, Israel-Gaza War
The State Camp leader said that recommendations for limiting Muslim prayer on the Temple Mount had not yet been officially approved.
![Netanyahu to limit Muslims' presence on Temple Mount during Ramadan](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/02/18/f40dee70-ce85-11ee-aa6e-77968757f996__h5322_w7979.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, Temple Mount
The Prime MInister decided after consultation to accede to National Security Minister's demand that the number of Muslims allowed on the Temple Mount be limited.
![Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/01/30/f5c8a4f0-bf6a-11ee-aa6e-77968757f996__h331_w650.jpg)
Israel - Gaza War, Hostage Deal
Egypt and Qatar Working on a New Agreement: Release of 30 hostages in exchange for 100 Palestinian prisoners.