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Palestinians walking past the Dome of the Rock at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound on Friday. (Ahmad Gharabli/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images) The golden domed Al Aqsa Mosque sits in the heart of ...

This article originally appeared on Haaretz, and was reprinted here with permission. Sign up here to get Haaretz’s free Daily Brief newsletter delivered to your inbox. The Israeli military says it ...

JERUSALEM – The Muslim holy month of Ramadan arrived Monday with no news of a cease-fire in Gaza, raising further concerns about tensions spreading to Jerusalem, where the Al-Aqsa mosque sits at the ...

Hundreds of Israeli colonizers invaded the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, on Tuesday, under the protection of occupation police. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Jerusalem (Silwanic) ...

The military wing of Hamas, Al-Qassam Brigades, described Saturday’s surprise assault on Israel as an operation “in defense of the Al-Aqsa Mosque,” invoking a dispute around a site that is sacred to ...

(The Conversation) — The Al-Aqsa mosque, a flashpoint in Hamas’ recent assault against Israel, hosts daily prayers and Friday gatherings. It lies adjacent to important Jewish and Christian religious ...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock will shut their doors until further notice, religious authorities said on Sunday, in a move to protect worshippers at Islam's ...

JERUSALEM — At 7 a.m. every weekday, the large green doors of the mosque at the Al-Aqsa compound, usually wide open, close with a bang as Palestinian worshippers shutter themselves inside. Israeli ...

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