AlAqsa

Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound Sunday, a controversial move by the extreme-right politician amid heightened tensions in annexed east Jerusalem.The visit came three days…

Last Updated: May 21, 2023, 14:58 ISTItamar Ben-Gvir, Israel's far-right new minister of national security in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government, attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, 3 January 2023. Atef…

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Issued on: 11/04/2023 - 20:26Modified: 11/04/2023 - 20:29 Israel halted visits by Jews and tourists to a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site on Tuesday and its military said…

A Palestinian man on a wheelchair makes his way through an Israeli checkpoint to attend the Friday prayers of Ramadan in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque, in Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank (Image: Reuters)The raids at Al Aqsa…

Issued on: 06/04/2023 - 16:20 A barrage of rockets fired from Lebanon targeted Israel Thursday, a day after clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians inside Islam's…

Shock and outrage grow as video of armed police beating worshippers during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan goes viral. Israeli authorities claim they were trying to detain "law-breaking juveniles" who had…

Global criticism and concern mounted Wednesday after Israeli police clashed with Palestinians inside Islam’s third-holiest site, sparking a military exchange of rockets and air strikes, with fears of further escalation.Two more rockets were…

Jerusalem CNN  —  A Palestinian man was shot and killed by Israeli police early on Saturday at the entrance to the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, frequently a flashpoint…

Issued on: 06/01/2023 - 03:45 Israeli and Palestinian envoys to the United Nations on Thursday traded heated barbs at a Security Council meeting over the controversial visit…