Amnesty International said evidence indicated Israel has launched ‘violent raids on al-Aqsa’ and ‘unprovoked attacks on peaceful demonstrators in Sheikh Jarrah.’ Amnesty International has condemned Israeli violence and forced evictions against Palestinians in occupied East [ More … ]
US, Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon weigh in as protests continue over Israeli-led restrictions on Palestinians at holy site. Tensions between Palestinians and Israelis over the al-Aqsa Mosque compound has prompted the international community to call [ More … ]
Palestinians residents of occupied East Jerusalem performed dawn prayers outside of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound Monday to show their opposition to new metal detectors installed by Israeli authorities at the mosque’s entrances, which came in [ More … ]
Israeli authorities on Friday permitted 100 Palestinians from the besieged Gaza Strip to travel to occupied East Jerusalem in order to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque for the first Friday of the holy month of [ More … ]
Dozens of extreme right-wing Israelis, yeshiva students, and a right-wing former Israeli politician entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem under heavy Israeli police protection on Monday, as Israeli police detained three Palestinians [ More … ]
A few days ago, Israel recalled its ambassador to UNESCO for consultations after the U.N. culture body adopted a second resolution in two weeks that Israeli leaders said ignored Judaism’s connection with one of Jerusalem’s [ More … ]
– Netanyahu’s vow to partake in excavation under Al-Aqsa Mosque draws criticism from Arab states – The Arab league on Monday denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent remarks on personally taking part in excavations under [ More … ]
A large number of Jewish settlers on Sunday morning desecrated the Al-Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards amid tight police protection, on the seventh and final day of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.. Local sources in Occupied Jerusalem [ More … ]
Following a controversial UNESCO vote that saw the adoption of a draft resolution that sharply criticized Israeli policies around the Al-Aqsa Mosque, while supposedly rejecting Jewish ties to the holy site — referred to by [ More … ]
Hundreds of hardline Israelis stormed East Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound and several were arrested during a Jewish religious festival on Sunday, according to Anadolu Agency. Around 300 Jews visited the flashpoint compound, according to Israeli [ More … ]
More than 200 Palestinians from the besieged Gaza Strip traveled to occupied East Jerusalem to attend Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, according to Palestinian liaison officials, According to Palestinian local agencies. The officials said [ More … ]
Thousands of Palestinian worshipers on Friday performed noon prayers at the holy al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem. Hundreds of Palestinians from the besieged Gaza Strip traveled to occupied East Jerusalem via the Erez crossing between [ More … ]
More than 200 Israeli settlers stormed Tuesday morning al-Aqsa Mosque under heavy Israeli police protection, according to Palestinian local agencies. As part of a larger memorial service for 13-year-old Hallel Ariel, an Israeli girl who [ More … ]
Israeli settlers on early Sunday morning broke into Muslims’ the holy al-Aqsa Mosque. 18 Israeli settlers stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque via the Maghareba Gate at around 7:30 a.m. Israeli police troops and special units escorted [ More … ]
Hamas leaders Khaled Mishaal, Saleh al-Arouri, and Moussa Abu Marzouk reiterated the movement’s commitment to the prisoners’ cause and its ongoing efforts to liberate Palestinians from Israeli jails, according to Palestinian local agencies. Speaking in [ More … ]
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