Today in photos: Thousands gather at Western Wall for Tisha B'Av lamentations

Jews pray at the Western Wall on Tisha B Key takeaways Powered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Tisha B'Av is a Jewish fast day where participants abstain from food and water for approximately 25 hours, commemorating the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem and other historical calamities. Thousands of people gathered at the Western Wall on Tisha B'Av to mark the anniversary of these events, including prominent figures like National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and former prime minister Naftali Bennett. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that Israelis had prevented the destruction of the Third Temple in a speech on the eve of Tisha B'Av, emphasizing the bravery and achievements of the Israeli people. See more Tisha B'Av is first and foremost a fast day, during which Jews abstain from all food and water for approximately 25 hours, from sunset until nightfall the next day.