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.

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.

Al-Aqsa is the name given to the whole compound and is home to two Muslim holy places: the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque, which was built in the 8th ...

Israeli police detain a Palestinian man at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound following clashes that erupted during the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan in Jerusalem, April 5, 2023.

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 ...

Israeli police stormed the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, one of Islam’s holiest sites, for the second time on Wednesday, hours after they first raided the compound and arrested hundreds of ...

Scores of extremist Jewish settlers desecrated the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem on Monday morning and later in the ...

Director of Al-Aqsa Mosque Sheikh Omar Kiswani praised His Majesty King Abdullah II for protecting Christian holy sites in Palestine following an Israeli settler attack on Al-Khader Church and the ...

Tens of thousands of Palestinians performed the Friday prayer at the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem despite the Israeli ...

The golden domed Al Aqsa Mosque sits in the heart of Jerusalem's walled city, on one of the most fought-over spaces of land in the world. The mosque is located on the site known as the Noble ...

News about Al Aqsa Mosque (Jerusalem). Commentary and archival information about Al Aqsa Mosque (Jerusalem) from The New York Times.

Israeli police clashed with worshipers outside of Al Aqsa mosque as many attempted to enter the complex for Ramadan prayers. After being denied entry due to their age, some younger men prayed ...