'New war crime': Israel bars scores in Gaza from Hajj

3 months ago

Thousands of Palestinians have been barred from performing the Hajj pilgrimage due to Israel's occupation of the Rafah crossing, the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs said. "Preventing thousands in Gaza from performing the Hajj is a clear violation of freedom of worship and international humanitarian law," it added in a statement on Wednesday. The Hajj, the pilgrimage to Islam's holiest site