Another stone just fell at the Western Wall

TEMPLE MOUNT WATCH: A day before Tisha B’Av, a large Jerusalem stone falls at the Western Wall. A comment on Israeli society, or an odd coincidence? (Louis Keene, The Forward).

I wouldn't call a brick-sized stone particularly "large." But I wouldn't want one to fall on my head either! Fortunately there is no report of this one causing any harm. This one fell from a Mamluk-era wall abutting the Herodian wall.

A much larger stone fell from the Western Wall some years ago, fortunately also without harming anyone. It has been in the news recently.

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