WARSAW, Poland: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was forced to spend the night in Warsaw after his plane was damaged shortly before takeoff.
The prime minister and his entire entourage were on-board a chartered El Al plane early on Friday after a two-day visit to a high-profile security conference initiated by the US, when a tractor pulling it out on the runway apparently tugged it too strongly.
Netanyahu and his wife were taken off the plane and ushered back to their hotel.
A replacement plane was dispatched from Israel to urgently return the prime minster before the beginning of the Jewish Sabbath.
The mishap happened as Netanyahu’s government is trying to purchase an official plane for the prime minister to use. Several members of the delegation stayed the night on the plane.
Israeli leader stranded in Poland after plane mishap
Israeli leader stranded in Poland after plane mishap
- Netanyahu and his wife were taken off the plane and ushered back to their hotel
- The mishap happened as Netanyahu’s government is trying to purchase an official plane for the prime minister to use
About 50,000 worshippers perform Taraweeh prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque
- Palestinians are observing Ramadan amid heightened tensions in the occupied West Bank
- Over 300 Jerusalemites have recently received Israeli orders prohibiting their entry to Al-Aqsa Mosque during the fasting month
LONDON: Nearly 50,000 worshippers performed the Isha and Ramadan Taraweeh prayers on Sunday evening at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the walled city of occupied East Jerusalem.
Thousands of Palestinians gathered at Al-Aqsa despite facing Israeli military checkpoints and strict identity checks at the mosque’s gates, according to the Jerusalem Governorate.
Palestinians are observing the fasting month of Ramadan, which began last Wednesday, amid heightened tensions in the occupied West Bank, including attacks by settlers, and Israeli raids and arrests.
Over 300 Jerusalemites have recently received Israeli orders prohibiting their entry to Al-Aqsa during Ramadan, the Wafa news agency reported.
Israeli forces have increased their military presence in Jerusalem and restricted access to Al-Aqsa to children under 12, men over 55, and women over 50.
Since Wednesday, thousands of Palestinians have lined up to pass through military checkpoints, including Qalandiya and Bethlehem, in hopes of attending prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan.
