以色列军队已关闭被占领的约旦河西岸城市希伯伦的易卜拉欣清真寺，禁止巴勒斯坦礼拜者进入，与此同时，数千名以色列定居者聚集在该地点举行犹太教宗教庆典。
Israeli forces have closed the Ibrahimi Mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron to Palestinian worshippers as thousands of Israeli settlers converge on the site for a Jewish religious celebration.
巴勒斯坦宗教捐赠部表示，礼拜者和清真寺工作人员被禁止进入，宣礼也被暂停。
The Palestinian Ministry of Religious Endowments said worshippers and mosque employees had been barred from entering and the call to prayer suspended.
清真寺主任穆阿塔兹·阿布·斯内内对半岛电视台表示，以色列当局打算将清真寺的祈祷大厅和庭院专门向以色列人开放。
Mosque director Moataz Abu Sneineh told Al Jazeera that Israeli authorities intended to open the mosque’s prayer halls and courtyards exclusively to Israelis.
这项于周五下午实施、预计持续到周六晚10点的关闭令，恰逢一年一度的犹太教纪念活动，以纪念先知易卜拉欣的妻子撒拉，传统上认为她葬于此地。
The closure, imposed on Friday afternoon and set to last until 10pm on Saturday, coincides with an annual Jewish observance to commemorate Sarah, a wife of Prophet Abraham, who is traditionally believed to be buried at the site.
以色列军队收紧了检查站，限制了清真寺所在的希伯伦老城的通行，阻止部分居民进出家门。
Israeli troops tightened checkpoints and restricted movement across Hebron’s Old City, where the mosque is located, preventing some residents from entering or leaving their homes.
以色列军队告诉《耶路撒冷邮报》，他们预计约有2万名访客将前往该地点过犹太教节日，并部署了数百名安保人员。
Israeli forces told The Jerusalem Post they expected about 20,000 visitors at the site for the Jewish holiday, with hundreds of security personnel deployed.
以色列对易卜拉欣清真寺（犹太人称之为“先祖洞”）的控制日益加强。该清真寺被穆斯林和犹太人共同尊为先知易卜拉欣及其家族成员的安葬地。
Israel’s encroaching control Ibrahimi Mosque known to Jews as the Cave of the Patriarchs, is revered by Muslims and Jews as the burial site of the Prophet Abraham and members of his family.
根据1997年以色列与巴勒斯坦权力机构签署的《希伯伦协议》，以色列承担了老城的安全控制权，而希伯伦的巴勒斯坦市政当局保留规划和建设权力。
Under a 1997 Hebron Agreement signed between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Israel assumed security control over the Old City, while Hebron’s Palestinian municipality holds planning and construction powers.
然而，在6月，以色列财政部长贝扎莱尔·斯莫特里奇宣布接管这些权力，削弱了巴勒斯坦对该圣地的监管，引发以色列意图夺取该地点供犹太人专用的担忧。
However, in June, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced a takeover of those powers, undermining Palestinian oversight of the holy site and raising fears that Israel was seeking to seize the site for exclusive Jewish use.
此次关闭发生在以色列军队结束对希伯伦为期10天的围困仅数日后，那次围困导致数百人被捕、15座房屋被拆毁，以及3300多名巴勒斯坦人流离失所。
The closure comes just days after Israeli forces ended a 10-day siege of Hebron, which saw hundreds of arrests, 15 home demolitions and the displacement of more than 3,300 Palestinians.
以色列定居者在希伯伦老城稳步扩大存在，在以色列军队保护下夺取巴勒斯坦人财产并建立新前哨。
Israeli settlers have steadily expanded their presence in Hebron’s Old City, seizing Palestinian properties and establishing new outposts under Israeli military protection.