Over 53,000 Israeli settlers stormed Al Aqsa Mosque in 2024

Over 53,000 Israeli settlers stormed Al Aqsa Mosque in 2024

At least 53,605 Israeli settlers stormed the Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem during the year 2024, according to the Islamic Endowments Department. This is the largest number of settlers to storm Al Aqsa Mosque since the beginning of the raids in 2003. The year 2024 witnessed an unprecedented escalation in settlers performing Talmudic rituals and prayers during … Read more

Arab League slams Israeli minister’s storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque

Arab League slams Israeli minister’s storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque

Cairo: Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit strongly condemned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s storming of East Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, accompanied by a group of hardline settlers, as “a blatant provocation.” “The incursion is a blatant provocation aimed at inflaming emotions and escalating the situation,” Aboul-Gheit was quoted in a statement by the … Read more

Israeli minister Ben-Gvir storms Al-Aqsa Mosque

Israeli minister Ben-Gvir storms Al-Aqsa Mosque

Israel’s far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem on Thursday, December 26, under heavy police guard, causing concerns about potential escalation. In a post on X, Ben-Gvir said he “went up to our holy place this morning to pray for the safety of our soldiers, for the speedy return of … Read more

1,400 Israelis storm Al-Aqsa Mosque under police protection to celebrate Sukkot

1,400 Israelis storm Al-Aqsa Mosque under police protection to celebrate Sukkot

Nearly 1,400 illegal Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem holy city on Sunday to perform their Sukkot holiday rituals, according to the Anadolu reports. According to the Jerusalem Waqf which is responsible for Islamic edifices in the Al-Aqsa mosque, the settlers stormed the site through Mugharbi Gate in the western wall of … Read more

Palestine condemns Israeli Minister’s call to build synagogue in Al-Aqsa Mosque

Palestine condemns Israeli Minister’s call to build synagogue in Al-Aqsa Mosque

Gaza: Palestine has condemned Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s remarks about building a synagogue inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Palestinian people will not accept any harm to the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, which is a red line that cannot be allowed to be tampered with at all, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesperson for the Palestinian … Read more

Israel imposes 6-month entry ban on Al-Aqsa Imam

Israel imposes 6-month entry ban on Al-Aqsa Imam

Israeli authorities have imposed a six-month entry ban on Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, the former Imam of Al-Aqsa Mosque, which is Islam’s third holy site located in the old city of Jerusalem. According to the report, the Israeli authorities issued the ban on Thursday, August 8. The entry ban on the Imam of Jerusalem follows his … Read more

Israelis prepare for Red Heifer ritual near Al-Aqsa Mosque: Report

Israelis prepare for Red Heifer ritual near Al-Aqsa Mosque: Report

The red heifer is a reddish-brown cow (Photo:Middle East Eye) A group of Israeli Jewish people have reportedly been pictured preparing for the ritual of the red heifer near the Al-Aqsa Mosque which is a site of significant religious importance in Palestine’s capital Jerusalem, Middle East Eye reported. The sacrifice of the red heifer ritual … Read more

Israel arrests Al Aqsa Mosque Imam for mourning Ismail Haniyeh

Israel imposes 6-month entry ban on Al-Aqsa Imam

Israel authorities have arrested a grand mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Ekrima Sabri for mourning the death of the slain Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh during a Friday, August 2 sermon at the Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem. Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated allegedly by Israel in Iran’s capital, Tehran, the Islamic … Read more

Palestinians offer Eid al-Adha prayers amid ruins

Palestinians offer Eid al-Adha prayers amid ruins

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank marked a sombre Eid ul Adha on Sunday, June 16, amidst the ongoing Israeli attacks that have resulted in massive destruction and the deaths of lakhs of civilians including children. A series of videos that have surfaced on the internet shows Palestinians gathered in the rubble … Read more