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Hundreds of mispallalim arrived at the tziyun of Yehoshua bin Nun on the eve of the yahrzeit, Tuesday night the eve of 26 Nissan. The kever is located in the Shomron, near Ariel, in the Arab village of Kifl Haris.

The “אגודת יסוד עולם” organization has been meeting with relevant IDF officials in recent days to arrange for the mispallalim to visit the tziyun with authorization and IDF escort. The approval was given and area brigade commander, Colonel Avi Gil made the necessary arrangements.

Mispallalim gathered at nearby Ariel Junction and were permitted to travel from there to the tziyun in armored vehicles between 23:30 and 04:00.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem/Photos: Yishai Fleisher via Media Resource Group)