WATCH: Daytime prayers held at Joseph’s Tomb after 25-year hiatus

For the first time since 2000, Jewish worshippers held a daytime prayer service at Joseph’s Tomb in Shechem (Nablus), marking a significant milestone in efforts to expand Jewish access and religious activity at the historic biblical site.

For the first time since the abandonment of Joseph’s Tomb in 2000, a civilian prayer visit took place this afternoon at the Joseph’s Tomb compound.

MK Zvi Sukkot @tzvisuccot and Samaria Governor Yossi Dagan entered the tomb in the first civilian daytime visit in 26 years,… https://t.co/wV8K5UKVRu pic.twitter.com/4ifKjP4Y2s

— C14 News Israel | EN (@c14israel) May 31, 2026

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