Al-Aqsa Mosque

Israel has banned visits by non-Muslims to the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem until the end of Ramadan. The move followed outrage after Israeli security forces permitted about 800 settlers to pray in the compound on…
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Tensions in the West Bank were on Tuesday running high after Israeli security services on Monday allowed settlers to enter Al-Aqsa Mosque, violating a status quo forbidding such incursions in the last 10 days of Ramadan. And as violence…
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The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council has condemned Israel’s escalation in Jerusalem and repeated attacks by Israeli soldiers on Al-Aqsa Mosque. Jassem Mohamed Albudaiwi criticized the violation of the sanctity of Al-Aqsa…
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Israel came under fresh criticism on Sunday for its continued crackdown on Al-Aqsa Mosque and East Jerusalem. Israel’s measures and US support for them will not lead to security and stability, warned Nabil Abu Rudeineh, the Palestinian…
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Friday prayer took place at Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem amid strict Israeli security measures and police obstacles that limited the number of worshippers able to reach the mosque. And as tensions remained high and violence continued, two…
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At least nine rockets were fired from Gaza overnight, prompting air strikes from Israel which struck what it said were Hamas weapon production sites, setting off ground-shaking explosions heard across the blockaded coastal strip.…
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Israeli police attacked dozens of worshippers in Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound before dawn on Wednesday, witnesses said, in what Israeli police said was a response to rioting. The incident sparked protests across the occupied West…
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A general strike and day of mourning was on Sunday observed in Palestinian towns throughout Israel following Saturday’s killing by Israeli police of Dr. Mohammed Al-Osaibi at the gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque. The strike involved workers from…
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Israel should be held accountable for its “criminal incursions” into Al-Aqsa Mosque, according to Royal Committee for Jerusalem Affairs Secretary-General Abdullah Kanaan. In an interview with the Jordan News Agency on Wednesday, Kanaan…
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Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Jassem Mohamed Albudaiwi has condemned in the strongest terms Israeli settlers’ storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque, under the protection of the Israel Defense Forces. Albudaiwi underlined that…
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