In preparation for the fourth and final Friday prayers of the month of Ramadan on the Temple Mount, which are expected to be attended by tens of thousands of people, several streets will be closed to vehicular traffic in the Old City of Jerusalem.
From 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., the streets Sultan Suleiman, Wadi Juz, Derech Yerikho, Shmuel Ben Adia, HaOfel Nablus Road, Salah a-Din and Ma'alot Ir David will be closed for vehicular traffic.
From 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Bar-Lev Boulevard will be blocked from the National Police Headquarters junction to the south (traffic will be diverted to the Eshkol Tunnel), Derech Hevron will be blocked from Miriam HaHashmonait Street (traffic will be diverted to Derech Bethlehem), Hatzanhanim Street and Hel HaHandasa Street.
From 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Omar Ben Elas Street will be closed.Drivers can use Begin Boulevard as an alternative route, while residents of the Jewish Quarter may enter through Jaffa gate. Those wishing to pray by the Western Wall can arrive on public transportation.