Al-Aqsa Mosque

Calls by the radical "temple mount" groups to storm the Al-Aqsa Mosque on Sunday, which marks the anniversary of Nakba, under the protection of the Israeli occupation authorities, are a grave escalation aimed at provoking the feelings of the Palestinian people and the Arab and Muslim world and at pushing for an open conflict that the Israeli occupation bears full responsibility for its repercussions.

Dozens of Jewish settlers escorted by police forces desecrated the Aqsa Mosque on Sunday morning, amid restrictions on the entry of Palestinian citizens, especially young men and women, to the Islamic holy site.

Fresh clashes broke out Thursday between Palestinians and Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa Mosque after the flashpoint Al-Quds holy site was reopened to Jewish visitors.

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas slams Zionist regime's raids at Al-Aqsa Mosque, warns against crossing 'red lines' at holy site.

Egypt and Israel have been at odds over the "provocative" situation at Al-Aqsa Mosque, senior Palestinian sources told Rai Al-Youm on Friday.

Zionist regime’s military forces have raided the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of al-Quds as worshipers gathered for dawn prayers, with medics reporting that 43 Palestinians were injured as a result of the Israeli violence.

A respected and senior Palestinian cleric has strongly condemned the latest wave of Israeli aggression against the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of al-Quds, saying that the Tel Aviv regime is set to further desecrate the holy site and facilitate relentless incursions by extremist settler groups.

Palestinians have turned out en masse for prayers at al-Aqsa Mosque as a portrayal of national solidarity against the occupying Israeli regime, as freedom seekers worldwide prepare to mark the International Quds Day.

Palestinians are today more united in their resistance and awareness of Israel’s designs than ever before. In fact, many of the defenders of Al-Aqsa come from these very communities. If Israel continues with its provocations, it risks another Palestinian revolt like that of last May, which tellingly started in East Jerusalem.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold an exceptional open-ended meeting of the Executive Committee at the level of permanent representative at the headquarters of the General Secretariat on 25 April 2022, to discuss the escalating Israeli violations against al-Aqsa Mosque, at the request of the Republic of Indonesia.

At least 150,000 Palestinians have thronged al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied Old City of al-Quds to attend Friday prayers amid heightened tensions over Israeli raids.

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations (UN) has denounced deadly raids by Israeli forces against Palestinians in and around the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of al-Quds, urging immediate action to halt the aggression.