Hajj 2024 News Saudi Arabia. More than 1.2 million pilgrims have arrived in saudi arabia for hajj, which begins on june 14, as authorities warned of temperatures exceeding 44ºc. Saudi arabia said on saturday that security forces had cleared hundreds of thousands of unregistered pilgrims from mecca ahead of the hajj which begins next week.
The registration is being done. It was unclear whether the death toll was higher than usual, as each year pilgrims.
