The mosque sits in a 35-acre site that is considered the holiest in Judaism and the third holiest in Islam. Muslims call the site Haram al-Sharif, or the Noble Sanctuary.

In its monthly report issued Thursday, the ministry said Israeli forces and settlers have carried out over 25 raids on the Al Aqsa Mosque Compound/Al Haram Al Sharif throughout the month. The ...

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.

A Israeli police raid on Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque on Wednesday has triggered a furious reaction from Palestinians across the occupied West Bank and the wider Arab and Muslim world.

Muslim worshipers pray outside of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem on March 15. Maya Levin / Maya Levin for NPR "Everyone knows that Ramadan is not Ramadan without Al-Aqsa," Bisan says.

On the grounds of the Al-Aqsa complex, one of the most revered places in Islam and Judaism, a delicate balance that governs this holy site is under strain.

Questions remain about access to the main Islamic congregational mosque in the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem's Old City as Palestinians see the site as essential to their identity.

Israeli police stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in Jerusalem overnight Tuesday. They arrested hundreds of Palestinians and wounded others amid high tensions, sparking violence at the time of ...

Hundreds more gathered in Al-Buraq Square, west of the mosque, and near the Qattanin (Cotton Merchants) Gate. The Israeli army closed and isolated several Palestinian areas, especially Wadi Hilweh in ...

Al-Farooq Islamic Center moves from longtime location on 4th Avenue South to larger Thompson Lane facility, marking mosque's growth and progress. 5-star 2027 WR Kesean Bowman commits to Oregon ...

April 8 (UPI) --Israel claimed without providing evidence Saturday that Muslims barricaded inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem are a "dangerous mob" after a warning from the Jordanian ...

On Sunday evening, Israeli soldiers invaded the Al-Qibli Mosque in the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound in occupied Jerusalem to facilitate invasions by groups of illegal colonizers into the holy site. Media ...