After two days of Israeli police raids in the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, militants fired rockets into Israel from Gaza and Lebanon — raising fears of an escalating conflict.

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.

Israeli police storm Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City during a sensitive holiday season, raising the specter of an escalation in violence. Violence at Jerusalem mosque prompts fears of ...

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 ...

An Israeli raid on the Al-Aqsa Mosque triggers a spate of violence The escalating conflict in Israel and the occupied territories has played out against a backdrop of religious celebrations ...

ISRAEL STAMPEDE: AT LEAST 44 KILLED AT RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL IN ISRAEL. The Al-Aqsa mosque compound is the third holiest site in Islam. The site is also the holiest site for Jews, ...

Israel placed restrictions on the number of Palestinian worshippers able to visit occupied East Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque for Friday prayers for a second week in a row.. Amid hostilities with ...

Dozens of Palestinian Muslims performed Friday prayers in the streets near the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, as Israel maintained a heavy security presence. According to some worshipers, since the ...

A screen grab taken from AFPTV footage shows Israel's national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaking at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem on July 18, 2024. AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images ...

Israeli officials plans to limit the number of Muslim citizens allowed in Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque during the upcoming Ramadan holy month to 40,000-50,000.

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.