Israel ‘quietly’ allows Jews to pray in Al-Aqsa compound: Report
3 years, 4 months ago

Israel ‘quietly’ allows Jews to pray in Al-Aqsa compound: Report

Al Jazeera  

Israeli government allowing Jews to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, stoking fears of shifting the revered site’s status quo, NYT reports. The Israeli government is allowing Jews to conduct prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem – also known to Jews as the Temple Mount – in a move that risks shifting the site’s status quo, The New York Times reported. Other rising movements, such as the Temple Mount Faithful and the Temple Institute, have also challenged the Israeli government’s ban on allowing Jews to enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Despite the arrangement in place, in reality, “dozens of Jews now openly pray every day in a secluded part of the eastern flank of the site, and their Israeli police escorts no longer attempt to stop them”, reported the Times.

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Prayers for Gaza: Palestinians mark sombre Eid at Al-Aqsa Mosque
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Prayers for Gaza: Palestinians mark sombre Eid at Al-Aqsa Mosque

Al Jazeera  

More than 60,000 Palestinians offered Eid al-Fitr prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, but the atmosphere was subdued and not festive as people mourned the victims of Israel’s more than six-month war on the Gaza Strip. While few people from the occupied West Bank were permitted to enter, the Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem said in a statement …

Israel blocks thousands of Palestinians from visiting Al-Aqsa Mosque
9 months, 1 week ago

Israel blocks thousands of Palestinians from visiting Al-Aqsa Mosque

Al Jazeera  

Israeli authorities have tightened restrictions for Palestinians travelling to holy mosque from occupied West Bank, adding to tensions. Israeli authorities have blocked thousands of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank from reaching the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem for prayer during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, adding to mounting tensions. “I’m 62, and I presented my ID, but …

Jordan warns Israel against Al-Aqsa mosque restrictions during Ramadan
9 months, 1 week ago

Jordan warns Israel against Al-Aqsa mosque restrictions during Ramadan

Firstpost  

Jordan shares the Palestinian perspective that restricting Muslim worshippers further violates their right to freedom of worship, given that they are already confronting famine and conflict in Gaza The site is home to the most revered location for Jews, known as Temple Mount, and is also the location of the third-holiest shrine in Islam. It has historically been a hotbed …

Israel ponders restricting access to one of Islam's holiest sites for Ramadan
10 months ago

Israel ponders restricting access to one of Islam's holiest sites for Ramadan

NPR  

Israel ponders restricting access to one of Islam's holiest sites for Ramadan Enlarge this image toggle caption Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images TEL AVIV, Israel – The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is always a period of heightened tensions around Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque, as hundreds of thousands of worshipers line up to enter one of …

News Analysis: Sudden war in Israel and Gaza upends region’s diplomatic, political calculations
1 year, 2 months ago

News Analysis: Sudden war in Israel and Gaza upends region’s diplomatic, political calculations

LA Times  

President Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York on Sept. 20. Biden spoke with Netanyahu on Saturday, after which he said the U.S. would “stand ready to offer all appropriate means of support” to Israel. Vowing “mighty vengeance,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched massive airstrikes on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip in response to the militant …

Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque complex on fifth day of Sukkot
1 year, 2 months ago

Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque complex on fifth day of Sukkot

Al Jazeera  

Israeli settlers have stormed the complex in groups and attempted to perform ‘Talmudic rituals’, according to a Waqf official. Dozens of Israeli settlers have forced their way into the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem to mark the fifth day of Sukkot, according to the Islamic Waqf Department. Israeli settlers stormed the complex on Wednesday in groups through …

Israeli forces attack Palestinian worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque
1 year, 3 months ago

Israeli forces attack Palestinian worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque

Al Jazeera  

Dozens of Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque on last day of Rosh Hashanah under the protection of occupation forces, the latter assaulting Palestinian worshippers. Israeli forces have attacked Palestinian worshippers at Bab as-Silsila, one of the main entrances to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, according to local sources. Media coverage: "Israeli occupation police assault Palestinian women trying …

Israeli far-right minister leads incursion of Al-Aqsa compound
1 year, 4 months ago

Israeli far-right minister leads incursion of Al-Aqsa compound

Al Jazeera  

The visit comes as some hardline Israeli Jewish settlers promote the destruction of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Israel’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has led a group of more than one thousand ultranationalist settlers to the Al-Aqsa compound in occupied East Jerusalem, his third such entrance to the site this year. The provocative minister’s entrance to the holy site on …

Not just Israel’s Ben-Gvir: A new Al-Aqsa provocation is rising
1 year, 6 months ago

Not just Israel’s Ben-Gvir: A new Al-Aqsa provocation is rising

Al Jazeera  

The Israeli minister’s visits have deep roots in religious Zionism. Such an act would be forbidden under the current “status quo” governing Al-Aqsa, referred to as the Temple Mount or Har Habayit by Jews, even though a small group of Orthodox Jews is increasingly finding ways to pray on the holy site. Following the Israeli capture of Jerusalem in June …

Israel far-right minister visits Al-Aqsa compound
1 year, 7 months ago

Israel far-right minister visits Al-Aqsa compound

Al Jazeera  

Visit by Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir comes days after thousands of Jewish nationalists marched through Jerusalem’s Old City. Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem and declared Israel “in charge”, drawing condemnation from Palestinians after months of escalating tension and violence. A spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas …

Palestinians brace as far-right Israelis march in East Jerusalem
1 year, 7 months ago

Palestinians brace as far-right Israelis march in East Jerusalem

Al Jazeera  

Security beefed up as tens of thousands of Israeli nationalists participate in the march amid fears of violence. Israeli authorities have beefed up security in Jerusalem, particularly in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City, as the annual “flag day” march by Orthodox Jews and settlers takes place amid an already tense situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. Some Orthodox …

Who are the Jewish groups who enter Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa compound?
1 year, 8 months ago

Who are the Jewish groups who enter Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa compound?

Al Jazeera  

Al Jazeera looks at the hardline ‘Temple Mount’ Jewish groups and why Palestinians protest their presence. Occupied East Jerusalem – Last week, Israeli forces assaulted Palestinian Muslims at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in an effort to make way for groups of ultranationalist Jews entering the site under police protection. Jews refer to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as the “Temple Mount” …

Tensions build around Jerusalem shrine after Syria rockets
1 year, 8 months ago

Tensions build around Jerusalem shrine after Syria rockets

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israeli warplanes and artillery struck targets in Syria following rare rocket fire from the northeastern neighbor, as Jewish-Muslim tensions reached a peak Sunday at a volatile Jerusalem shrine with simultaneous religious rituals. Later, the military said Israeli fighter jets attacked Syrian army sites, including a compound of Syria’s 4th Division and radar and artillery posts. Turkish President Recep …

Tensions build around Jerusalem shrine after Syria fires rockets
1 year, 8 months ago

Tensions build around Jerusalem shrine after Syria fires rockets

LA Times  

Israeli warplanes and artillery struck targets in Syria following rare rocket fire from the northeastern neighbor, as Jewish-Muslim tensions reached a peak Sunday at a volatile Jerusalem shrine with simultaneous religious rituals. The two discussed “the most important developments in occupied Palestine, the course of events at Al Aqsa Mosque, and the escalating resistance in the West Bank and Gaza, …

Security tightened in Israel's Jerusalem ahead of Jewish holiday
1 year, 8 months ago

Security tightened in Israel's Jerusalem ahead of Jewish holiday

Hindustan Times  

Israel’s defense minister on Saturday extended a closure barring entrance to Israel for Palestinians from the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip for the duration of the Jewish holiday of Passover, while police beefed up forces in Jerusalem on the eve of sensitive religious celebrations. The order prevents Palestinians from entering Israel for work or to pray in Jerusalem this …

An Israeli police raid on the Al-Aqsa Mosque triggers a spate of violence
1 year, 8 months ago

An Israeli police raid on the Al-Aqsa Mosque triggers a spate of violence

NPR  

An Israeli police raid on the Al-Aqsa Mosque triggers a spate of violence Enlarge this image toggle caption Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images Raids by Israeli police on the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the most holy Muslim site in Jerusalem, have triggered a spike in violence that continued to spiral in recent days, drawing several regional actors …

Israel-Palestine: Qatar working to ‘de-escalate situation’
1 year, 8 months ago

Israel-Palestine: Qatar working to ‘de-escalate situation’

Al Jazeera  

Qatari official says Gulf country in touch with both sides ‘in the context of its role as a mediator’. For two nights in a row since Wednesday, Israeli forces stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, firing stun grenades and attacking Palestinians as they gathered for Ramadan prayers. Qatar condemned the Israeli raids on the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the …

How the Israeli police raid on the Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque has alarmed the world
1 year, 8 months ago

How the Israeli police raid on the Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque has alarmed the world

Firstpost  

Images of Israeli security forces beating people at the mosque shocked and outraged the world, particularly because they occurred during a time of year that is sacred to Jews, Christians, and Muslims and is supposed to be a time of peace Jerusalem: Global criticism and concern mounted Wednesday after Israeli police clashed with Palestinians inside Islam’s third-holiest site, sparking a …

Rockets fired from Gaza raise tension for 2nd day as passover begins
1 year, 8 months ago

Rockets fired from Gaza raise tension for 2nd day as passover begins

Business Standard  

Palestinian militants fired a barrage of rockets early on Thursday, setting off air raid sirens in southern Israel, as violence erupted for the second day in a row during a sensitive period of overlapping holidays. The barrage came after another tense night at Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site, the Al-Aqsa Mosque, where Israeli police clashed with Muslim worshippers attempting to …

Violence resumes at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque for a second night
1 year, 8 months ago

Violence resumes at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque for a second night

ABC  

Israeli police have clashed with Palestinians at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque for a second time, hours after the arrest and removal of more than 350 people in a police raid at the compound. Key points: The Palestinian Red Crescent said six people were injured Police said dozens of youngsters brought rocks and firecrackers into the mosque The organisation managing the complex …

Israeli forces attack Palestinians in Al-Aqsa for second time
1 year, 8 months ago

Israeli forces attack Palestinians in Al-Aqsa for second time

Al Jazeera  

International concern rises after Israeli police fire rubber bullets at Palestinian worshippers in a second raid on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Israeli forces stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan evening prayers for a second consecutive night, firing rubber bullets and stun grenades at hundreds of Palestinian worshippers. The two raids drew heavy criticism from various leaders and organisations across the world …

Palestine contacts US, UN as Israeli troops attack worshippers at Al-Aqsa mosque again | Top points
1 year, 8 months ago

Palestine contacts US, UN as Israeli troops attack worshippers at Al-Aqsa mosque again | Top points

India Today  

Hours after more than 350 were arrested and removed from Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday, Israeli police clashed with Palestinians for a second time after they tried to forcibly remove dozens of worshippers. The violence had calmed a little by Wednesday morning but in the evening, the Israeli military said Palestinian militants fired two more rockets from Gaza, with one …

World reaction to Israeli attack at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque
1 year, 8 months ago

World reaction to Israeli attack at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque

Al Jazeera  

Israeli forces stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City, firing stun grenades and attacking Palestinian worshippers. Shocking eye-witness footage from inside Al Aqsa mosque showing the Israeli occupation forces mercilessly attacking Palestinian Muslims tonight for practicing “Itikaf”, a traditional night-time #ramadan ritual @tariqahmadbt @FCDOArabic @JamesCleverly @FCDOGovUK @FCDOHumanRights pic.twitter.com/l2eaF4sW5y — Palestine in the UK April 4, 2023 United Nations UN …

What’s behind the Ramadan raids at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque?
1 year, 8 months ago

What’s behind the Ramadan raids at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque?

Al Jazeera  

Tensions in Jerusalem have flared after Israeli police attacked worshippers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound overnight during the holy month of Ramadan. Before dawn on Wednesday, Israeli police stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, attacking dozens of worshippers in the Qibli Mosque. The Israeli police also said that according to a prior agreement with the Al-Aqsa compound …

Israeli forces attack worshippers in Al-Aqsa Mosque raid
1 year, 8 months ago

Israeli forces attack worshippers in Al-Aqsa Mosque raid

Al Jazeera  

Israeli forces fire stun grenades and arrest worshippers from inside the mosque, drawing condemnation from the Palestinians. The Arab League is set to hold an emergency meeting to discuss an Israeli police raid on the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem that left at least 12 Palestinians injured, as Israeli Prime Miniser Benjamin Netanyahu said he was working to “maintain the status …

Israel attacks Gaza after Al-Aqsa Mosque raid
1 year, 8 months ago

Israel attacks Gaza after Al-Aqsa Mosque raid

Al Jazeera  

Israeli planes have hit multiple sites in Gaza following a raid by security forces at Al-Aqsa Mosque overnight. The raids took place early on Wednesday morning, following Israeli police attacks on worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque overnight. Witnesses said Israeli tanks also fired at Hamas positions along the Gaza Strip’s southern border, according to Reuters news agency. Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem …

Hear from the Palestinians attacked in Israel’s raid on Al-Aqsa
1 year, 8 months ago

Hear from the Palestinians attacked in Israel’s raid on Al-Aqsa

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds of Palestinians were detained by Israeli forces after spending the night worshipping in Al-Aqsa Mosque. Occupied East Jerusalem – The city of Jerusalem is still tense in the aftermath of overnight raids by Israeli forces on Palestinian Muslim worshippers who were in the Al-Aqsa Mosque after nighttime tarawih prayers. ‘Violation of our holy places’ Part of Muslim worship is …

Israeli forces carry out violent raid at Al-Aqsa Mosque
1 year, 8 months ago

Israeli forces carry out violent raid at Al-Aqsa Mosque

Al Jazeera  

Israeli forces have stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, as they fired stun grenades and tear gas at Palestinian worshippers in a violent raid at Islam’s third holiest site during the holy month of Ramadan. The official Palestinian news agency Wafa said dozens of worshippers who were spending the night praying were injured in the police raid at …

WATCH: Israeli forces forcibly remove Palestinians from al-Aqsa mosque during Ramzan
1 year, 8 months ago

WATCH: Israeli forces forcibly remove Palestinians from al-Aqsa mosque during Ramzan

Firstpost  

Police entered the mosque after receiving information that some of the Muslim men and women who had barricaded themselves inside were planning to conduct riots Jerusalem: Israeli Police forces stormed into the sacred al-Aqsa mosque and forced Palestinians out. Police entered the mosque after receiving information that some of the Muslim men and women who had barricaded themselves inside were …

Israeli police stopped Jordan envoy from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque
1 year, 11 months ago

Israeli police stopped Jordan envoy from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque

Al Jazeera  

Jordan has summoned the Israeli ambassador to protest police obstruction of the country’s envoy during his visit to Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem. Al Jazeera’s Imran Khan, reporting from occupied East Jerusalem, said that the incident goes to the heart of Jordan and Israel’s relationship when it comes to Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. “They say they do not need Israeli …

Al-Aqsa storming doesn’t bode well for religious rights in Israel
1 year, 11 months ago

Al-Aqsa storming doesn’t bode well for religious rights in Israel

Al Jazeera  

Ben-Gvir’s actions are a direct threat not just to Muslims, but also Christians and liberal Jews. On January 3, Israel’s newly sworn-in National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stormed Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem, Islam’s third holiest site. The “status quo”, which Ben-Gvir is clearly intent on challenging, is a 19th-century arrangement regulating who administers the Muslim and Christian holy sites in …

Israel's far-right minister visits Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque, US voices concerns
1 year, 11 months ago

Israel's far-right minister visits Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque, US voices concerns

India Today  

The United States has raised concerns about Israel's extreme-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visiting Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque, for the first time since becoming a minister. "Our government will not surrender to the threats of Hamas," Ben-Gvir said in a statement published by his spokesman, after the Palestinian armed group warned such a move was a "red line". State Department spokesman Ned …

Israel’s Ben-Gvir enters Al-Aqsa: Why was it seen as provocative?
1 year, 11 months ago

Israel’s Ben-Gvir enters Al-Aqsa: Why was it seen as provocative?

Al Jazeera  

The far-right Israeli national security minister had been warned by Israel’s former PM that his move would spark violence. Israel’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem in a move Palestinians called a “deliberate provocation”, ignoring warnings from Israeli politicians that his appearance at the holy site would inflame tensions. Israel’s far-right …

Israel far-right minister enters Al-Aqsa in ‘provocation’
1 year, 11 months ago

Israel far-right minister enters Al-Aqsa in ‘provocation’

Al Jazeera  

Palestinians and several Arab countries condemn Itamar Ben-Gvir’s visit, which they fear is aimed at changing the holy site’s status quo. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan have joined Palestinians in condemning a far-right Israeli minister’s brief visit to Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, with the Palestinian leadership calling the intrusion “an unprecedented provocation”. Tuesday’s visit by Israel’s National Security …

Can the ‘status-quo’ of Jerusalem’s Old City be preserved?
2 years, 6 months ago

Can the ‘status-quo’ of Jerusalem’s Old City be preserved?

Al Jazeera  

Israeli incursions increasingly challenge the longstanding agreement banning non-Muslim prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound. Every year, far-right Jewish groups mark the illegal occupation of East Jerusalem by holding a “flag day” march. Some Jewish worshippers also prayed, violating a longstanding agreement preventing non-Muslims from holding religious rituals there. Presenter: Kim Vinnell Guests: Mustafa Barghouti – Secretary-general, Palestinian National Initiative Akiva …

Ultra-nationalist Jews storm Al-Aqsa ahead of Israeli flag march
2 years, 6 months ago

Ultra-nationalist Jews storm Al-Aqsa ahead of Israeli flag march

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of Israeli police deployed ahead of the annual march in occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City. Hundreds of far-right Jewish nationalists entered Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, ahead of a provocative flag march that could re-ignite confrontations between Israelis and Palestinians. At least 18 Palestinians were arrested from within occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City, Israeli police said. الاحتلال يواصل حصاره للمصلين …

Israeli court upholds non-Muslim prayer ban at Al-Aqsa
2 years, 6 months ago

Israeli court upholds non-Muslim prayer ban at Al-Aqsa

Al Jazeera  

An Israeli appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling questioning the legal basis of a longstanding ban on non-Muslim prayer at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas issued a statement calling Sunday’s ruling “a grave assault against the historic status quo … and a flagrant challenge to international law”. Israeli police repeatedly …

Israeli court questions ban on Jewish prayer at Al-Aqsa compound
2 years, 7 months ago

Israeli court questions ban on Jewish prayer at Al-Aqsa compound

Al Jazeera  

Court overturns a police order barring three Jews from holy site after they prayed there in violation of the status quo. A lower Israeli court has overturned a police order barring three Jews from the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound after they prayed there in violation of understandings with Muslim authorities, questioning the legal basis of such enforcement. The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, …

New clashes at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound
2 years, 7 months ago

New clashes at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound

The Hindu  

Clashes erupted between Israelis and Palestinians at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound on May 5, after a 10-day cooling of tensions at the holy site, Israeli police said. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry labelled the Israeli actions a "declaration of religious war" while Jordan condemned Israel for allowing Jewish "extremists" to "break into" the compound. The latest morning violence came following a …

Israeli forces storm Al-Aqsa as hundreds of settlers gather
2 years, 7 months ago

Israeli forces storm Al-Aqsa as hundreds of settlers gather

Al Jazeera  

Sixteen Palestinians injured and about 50 males, including the elderly and children, arrested and escorted out of the compound. Occupied East Jerusalem – Israeli forces stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem on Thursday, injuring at least 16 Palestinians and arresting dozens. #شاهد قوات الاحتلال تعتقل عدد كبير من الشبان من داخل باحات #المسجد_الأقصى pic.twitter.com/BhsEYBg23q — Newpress | …

Israeli forces raid Al-Aqsa mosque, over 40 Palestinians injured
2 years, 7 months ago

Israeli forces raid Al-Aqsa mosque, over 40 Palestinians injured

Al Jazeera  

Palestinian Red Crescent says 42 people have been injured on the last Friday of Ramadan at one of Islam’s holiest sites. At least 42 Palestinians have been injured in a raid by Israeli police forces on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, following weeks of violence at the flashpoint site. Israeli police said …

Al-Aqsa | The farthest mosque
2 years, 8 months ago

Al-Aqsa | The farthest mosque

The Hindu  

Ariel Sharon’s infamous visit to al-Aqsa compound in 2000 was the trigger point of the violent second Palestinian intifada, which lasted for years. Last year, an Israeli police raid of the mosque in the occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City prompted rocket firings from Gaza, the blockaded and impoverished Palestinian enclave that’s controlled by the Islamist Hamas, triggering an 11-day war …

Israeli police storm Jerusalem holy site after rock-throwing
2 years, 8 months ago

Israeli police storm Jerusalem holy site after rock-throwing

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israeli police in full riot gear stormed a sensitive Jerusalem holy site sacred to Jews and Muslims on Friday after Palestinian youths hurled stones at a gate where they were stationed. Palestinians and Israeli police have regularly clashed at the site over the last week at a time of heightened tensions following a string of deadly attacks inside …

Israeli police storm Jerusalem holy site after rock-throwing
2 years, 8 months ago

Israeli police storm Jerusalem holy site after rock-throwing

The Hindu  

Israeli police in full riot gear stormed a sensitive Jerusalem holy site sacred to Jews and Muslims, on April 22, after Palestinian youths hurled stones at a gate where they were stationed. The renewed violence at the site, which is sacred to Jews and Muslims, came despite Israel temporarily halting Jewish visits, which are seen by the Palestinians as a …

Israeli police storm Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City after rock-throwing
2 years, 8 months ago

Israeli police storm Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City after rock-throwing

Firstpost  

The renewed violence at the site, which is sacred to Jews and Muslims, came despite Israel temporarily halting Jewish visits, which is seen by the Palestinians as a provocation Jerusalem: Israeli police in full riot gear stormed a sensitive Jerusalem holy site sacred to Jews and Muslims on Friday after Palestinian youths hurled stones at a gate where they were …

Two dozen injured after rock-throwing Palestinian youths clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque
2 years, 8 months ago

Two dozen injured after rock-throwing Palestinian youths clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque

ABC  

Israeli police in full riot gear have stormed a sensitive Jerusalem holy site sacred to Jews and Muslims after Palestinian youths hurled stones at a gate where the officers were stationed. Key points: The al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem's Old City is the third holiest site in Islam The Palestinian Red Crescent medical service said at least 27 Palestinians were wounded …

Arab League urges Israel to stop Jewish prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque
2 years, 8 months ago

Arab League urges Israel to stop Jewish prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque

Al Jazeera  

Arab League: ‘Al-Aqsa and Haram al Sharif in all its area is a sole place of worship for Muslims.’ The Arab League has called on Israel to end Jewish prayers inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem and warned that such actions were a flagrant affront to Muslim feelings and could trigger wider conflict. The league broke its …

Timeline: Al-Aqsa raids, closures and restrictions
2 years, 8 months ago

Timeline: Al-Aqsa raids, closures and restrictions

Al Jazeera  

A review of the major events that have marked the history of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem. More than 300 Palestinians were arrested and at least 170 wounded as Israeli forces launched incursions at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem since April 15. August 21, 2021 The Israeli government allows Jews to pray at the Al-Aqsa …

Israel hits Gaza after rocket attack as Jerusalem tensions spike
2 years, 8 months ago

Israel hits Gaza after rocket attack as Jerusalem tensions spike

The Hindu  

Israel carried out its first air strike on the Gaza Strip in months on early Tuesday, in response to a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave after a weekend of violence around a Jerusalem holy site. The rocket fire also followed a weekend of Israeli-Palestinian violence in and around the Al-Aqsa mosque compound that wounded more than 170 people, mostly …

Why is the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound a flashpoint for the Israel-Palestine conflict?
2 years, 8 months ago

Why is the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound a flashpoint for the Israel-Palestine conflict?

The Hindu  

The story so far: In the latest bout of tensions between the Israel government and Palestinians, at least 152 Palestinians were injured in clashes with the Israeli police in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Friday, April 15. After this, violent clashes have taken place multiple times at the Al-Aqsa compound between worshippers at the Mosque and the Israeli police after …

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