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- 1Israeli Knesset Member Enters Al-Aqsa Compound During Sukkot●Israeli Knesset member Amit Halevi broke into Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Sunday marking the Jewish Sukkot holiday, in vi
Israeli Knesset member Amit Halevi entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem on Sunday, coinciding with the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. The visit has drawn criticism from pro-Palestinian accounts, which describe it as a violation of the sanctity of the holy site. Such visits by Israeli politicians to the compound are frequently condemned and heighten tensions around the contested location.
- 2Magen David Adom revives 'Mitzvah on Wheels' sukkah ambulance●MDA brings back traveling sukkah-ambulance initiative 'Mitzvah on Wheels'
Magen David Adom has brought back its 'Mitzvah on Wheels' initiative, a traveling sukkah mounted on an ambulance that visits neighborhoods and communities so people unable to leave their homes can observe the Sukkot holiday. The service, offered during the festival, allows elderly, ill and homebound Israelis to fulfill the tradition of eating in a sukkah.