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A series of violent confrontations occurred between Palestinians and Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem in April 2023. After the evening Ramadan prayer, Palestinians barricaded themselves inside the mosque, prompted by reports that Jews planned to sacrifice a goat at the site (which is forbidden by Israeli law).
Israeli police entered Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque before dawn on Wednesday and clashed with worshippers, setting off a furious reaction from Palestinians across the occupied West Bank and ...
The 2022 Al-Aqsa Mosque storming occurred on 15 April 2022, when Israeli forces entered the Temple Mount and used tear gas shells and sound bombs to disperse Palestinians who, they said, were throwing stones at policemen. Some Palestinians barricaded themselves inside the Al-Aqsa mosque, where they were detained by Israeli police.
The location is currently known as Al-Aqsa and the central structure is a 7th century mosque. It is believed by Muslims to be the place where prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven. [9] The site has been a recurring flashpoint. [8] During the 1989 Sukkot festival, the Temple Mount Faithful first attempted to march with a foundation stone to the mount.
Israeli police stormed the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City, firing stun grenades at Palestinian worshippers in a move that drew widespread international criticism and raised tensions as ...
Israel's ultranationalist security minister ascended to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem on Thursday for what he said was a "prayer" for hostages in Gaza, freshly challenging rules over ...
It also considered "this systematic escalation is a blatant attack on the sanctity of Al-Aqsa Mosque and a violation of international resolutions and covenants". [16] Kuwait expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the Israeli occupation forces' storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the attack on worshipers. It also considered "These ...
Muslims pray at the Mihrab, a niche in a wall indicating the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca, at the Foundation Stone, located under the Dome of the Rock in the Al- Aqsa mosque compound in ...