These two facts make it a focal point for conflict. The Masjid al-Aqsa, or simply Al-Aqsa, means “the farthest mosque” or “the farthest sanctuary,” and refers to the lead-domed mosque ...

RASCOE: The top military commander for Hamas said his forces attacked Israel in part because of recent Israeli raids happening in the old city of Jerusalem around the Al-Aqsa mosque. How did this ...

The Masjid al-Aqsa is commonly (and some argue ... it behooves the Arab/Islamic side to maximize the “historic status” of “Palestine” to the Islamic world. The usual basis asserted ...

Violence broke out at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City overnight after Israeli police stormed the sensitive compound, fueling fear that already-high tension in the heart of the Middle ...

JERUSALEM — Israeli police raided one of this city’s holiest sites early Wednesday and arrested scores of Palestinians inside al-Aqsa Mosque, sparking rocket fire from the Gaza Strip and ...

A Facebook user sharing the clip on Oct. 9, opens new tab wrote: “Unbelievable scene from Masjid Al Aqsa where thousands of Palestinians have gathered. Pray for Palestine.” But the audio track ...

Columbia’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine shared a statement on Monday titled “Commemorating One Year of the Strategic and Anti-Imperialist al-Aqsa Flood,” an edited version of an op-ed ...

ALBAWABA - An Israeli incitement campaign sparked outrage on social media during the weekend after depicting the destruction of Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque ... Pro-Palestine activists and Muslims ...

A view of iron cage as Israeli forces installed an iron cage at the King Faisal Gate of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem on March 14, 2024. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on ...

approximately 70,000 Palestinians performed the Isha and Taraweeh prayers on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, according to the Islamic Waqf Department in ...

The connections with Palestine were also acknowledged by the Indian government. For instance, a Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) document underscores how the Masjid al Aqsa demonstrates the ...