Palestinians cross from West Bank for Ramadan prayers Thousands of West Bank Palestinians crossed Qalandia checkpoint on the way to Jerusalem for the first Friday prayer of Ramadan. Israel had revoked entry permits for more than 80,000 Palestinians to visit relatives in Israel during Ramadan in response to a deadly attack in Tel Aviv days ago but the defence ministry unit which manages civilian affairs in the West Bank said about 10,000 Palestinian permit-holders were exempt from the ban and were being allowed into Jerusalem for Muslim prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque complex, marking the first Friday of Ramadan. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES