Al-Aqsa officials reject new Israeli security measures as compound reopens
As Israeli officials moved to "gradually reopen" the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem for afternoon prayers Sunday after three days of closure, officials from the Islamic Endowment (Waqf) that runs the holy site refused to pass through new metal detectors that were installed at the compound's entrances -- though Israeli police said at least 200 people had entered. The attempt to reopen the compound came upon an order […]
