al-Aqsa


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al-Aqsa

(æl ˈæksə)
n
(Named Buildings) See Dome of the Rock
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Glick's visit to the compound was made following other MKs visit upon Netanyahu's decision to allow members of the Israeli Knesset, mostly right-wing extremists who support the demolition of the Islamic site in order to build a Jewish temple instead, to visit the Al-Aqsa Mosque once every three months.
More than 700 Israeli settlers in consecutive groups on Sunday morning stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, under heavy protection by the Israeli Occupation forces, entering it from the Magharba Gate.
Occupied Jerusalem, (QNA) - Tensions were running high in occupied East Jerusalem on Friday as thousands of Palestinians were marching towards the Old City to denounce increased Israeli security measures in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, which Israeli authorities decided to maintain early on Friday, Ma'an news agency reported.
The clerics addressing the conference stated that Mecca, Medina and Masjid Al-Aqsa are centres of Muslim's unity.
'However, in remembering the Israk Mikraj event today, let us not forget that Al-Aqsa is still under the grip of the Zionist regime,' he said in his speech at the event.
Occupied Quds, Dhu-AlQa'dah 5, 1438, Jul 28, 2017, SPA -- Tens of thousands of Palestinian residents of occupied Al-Quds and the inside of the Palestinians held Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa mosque, streets and roads in front of the gates of al-Aqsa, the gates of old Al-Quds, squares and neighborhoods adjacent to Al-Quds Wall: Wadi Al-Jawz.
By: Egypt Today staff CAIRO -- 26 July 2017: Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniya addressed Arab and Muslim leaders Wednesday following the recent violations by Israel against Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The event, now called: "The uprising of al-Asbat Gate," not only took place in the heart of Jerusalem, one of the most important cities in the world, but also in the heart of al-Aqsa Mosque, one of the most heated and sensitive spots on earth.
Jerusalem, June 28 (BNA): Clashes renewed for the second day in a row at al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, after Israeli policemen broke into the holy site, according to local sources.
Occupied al-Quds, SANA -- Israeli occupation forces attacked a Palestinian girl child when a group of Israeli settlers stormed al-Aqsa mosque yards in occupied al-Quds from al-Magharbeh Gate direction.
TUNIS (TAP) - Tunisia condemned, Friday, "rigorously" the decision of the Israeli occupation forces to close Al-Aqsa Mosque, where the Palestinian prayers could not enter, on Thursday.
The govt condemns what it called Israeli "escalation" in the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, after a far-right Israeli minister visited the plaza, warning it could cause further violence at the site.