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Hundreds of Israelis storm Al-Aqsa complex amid Gaza attacks

Hundreds of Israeli settlers forced their way into the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem, according to a Palestinian official. The official with the Jordan-run Islamic Waqf Department told Anadolu Agency that the settlers entered the site through the mosque's Al-Mugharbah Gate under Israeli police protection. He said the settlers were escorted by right-wing rabbi Yehuda Glick. The settler incursions came amid rising tensions across the Palestinian territories […]

8 August 2022

Local

Israelis storm Al-Aqsa Mosque in large number amid Gaza bombing

INTERNATIONAL Scores of Israeli ultra-nationalists, including settlers, stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday morning as the Israeli military onslaught on Gaza entered its third day. Protected by heavily armed Israeli forces, the storming began at around 7am local time and continued for three hours, as Israelis marked the Jewish holiday of Tisha B'av. Organised by far-right groups that call for the destruction of Al-Aqsa Mosque, one of the holiest sites in Islam, […]

7 August 2022

International

PA records 73 Israel violations against Al-Aqsa, Ibrahimi mosques in June

INTERNATIONAL Israeli occupation forces committed 73 violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Ibrahimi Mosque in June, Quds Press reported a Palestinian Authority (PA) official saying. In a statement, Awqaf Minister Hatem Al-Bakri said illegal settlers and occupation forces raided Al-Aqsa Mosque 23 times during June, while the Israeli occupation authorities stopped the Athan (call to prayer) being called at the Ibrahimi Mosque 50 times. Al-Bakri warned of the "dangerous Israeli violations" mainly against Al-Aqsa Mosque, pointing to the "repeated closures, allowing settler raids, carrying […]

5 July 2022

International

Palestinians warn Israeli court ruling on al-Aqsa prayer a ‘dangerous escalation’

INTERNATIONAL An Israeli court ruling that suggested it is not unlawful for Jewish prayer to be held in the courtyards of Jerusalem's al-Aqsa Mosque is "playing with fire", Palestinian factions and religious authorities warned on Monday. On Sunday, the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court overturned a police restraining order against three Israeli far-right activists for praying at al-Aqsa Mosque in violation of a longstanding understanding between Israel and Jordan, which administers the […]

24 May 2022

International

Kuwait charity launches Jerusalem, Al-Aqsa Mosque relief campaign

The Kuwaiti charity Namaa launched a relief campaign on Friday in support of the holy city of Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque, Quds Press reported. "Supporting the Palestinians is a religious and ethical duty for the whole of humanity, especially Muslims," Marketing Director at Namaa Abdul Aziz Al-Ibrahim expressed. He added: "This campaign came amidst the dangerous challenges facing Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest place on earth for Muslims." "The latest painful developments happening […]

17 April 2022

International

Over 150 Palestinians injured as Israeli police storm Al-Aqsa

More than 150 Palestinians were injured at dawn on Friday as the Israeli police stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Anadolu Agency reports. The Palestinian Red Crescent said that 152 Palestinians were injured during clashes with the Israeli police in the courtyards of the mosque. The Palestinians were injured by rubber bullets, tear gas, and beaten by the Israeli police which also fired a barrage of stun grenades. In a statement, the […]

15 April 2022

International News

Hamas claims victory as Gaza celebrates ceasefire

The Gaza Strip experienced another sleepless night on Friday, but this time, it was not because of the intense Israeli bombardment that the besieged coastal territory was subjected to for the past 11 days. Instead, tens of thousands poured into the streets, celebrating the ceasefire agreed upon by Israel and Palestinian armed groups, chanting in support of the resistance. Mosques sounded the Eid al-Fitr prayers, a week after the holiday and sweets […]

22 May 2021

Opinions

We have lived to see Arabs enter Al-Aqsa under Israeli protection

By Abdullah al Majali We have lived to see Arabs enter Al-Aqsa Mosque under Israeli protection. It is shameful. Is there any real difference between an Arab delegation visiting Al-Aqsa Mosque under Israeli protection and hordes of extremist Israeli settlers whose incursions and practice of Talmudic rituals there take place under the protection of the same security forces? The crime of these Arabs is arguably greater. The storming by Israeli […]

20 October 2020

International News

Israel-UAE deal: Normalisation raises concern over change in status of Al-Aqsa – Report

Normalisation of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) could have significant impacts on the sensitive status of Al-Aqsa Mosque, a report by Israeli NGO Terrestrial Jerusalem has warned. The report challenged the wording in reference to Al-Aqsa in a joint statement by US President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, on 13 August. The statement, […]

31 August 2020

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