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In the accompanying video, we see a frum man who visited Har Habayis on Thursday, June 20, 2019. When police saw him moving his lips, fearing he might be davening, he was given a warning that if he repeats the act, he will be removed from the site.

YWN NOTES: Gedolei Yisrael over the generations and the Chief Rabbinate of Israel prohibit visiting Har Habayis, which they explain carries the punishment of karess.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)