Al-Aqsa Mosque

It is time for the Ummah (Islamic Nation) to plan triumph in the struggle against the occupation, confront Judaization, and liberate Palestine, head of Hamas political bureau Ismail Haniyeh said.

The United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution 129-11 on Wednesday, that disavowed Jewish ties to the Al-Aqsa Mosque and called it solely by its Muslim name of al-Haram al-Sharif.

Anchilee Scott-Kemmis, who is representing Thailand at Miss Universe, was seen visiting the Al-Aqsa compound ahead of the pageant which Palestinians are urging to boycott due to it taking place in Israel.

Parliamentarians from 50 countries from across the world gathered Tuesday in the Turkish capital, Ankara, to show solidarity with the Palestinian cause and the occupied city of Al-Quds, Anadolu News Agency reports.

Jewish extremists provoked Palestinian Muslims who were arriving at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Al-Quds Old City for worship by holding Talmudic prayers outside the main gate leading to the Muslim holy compound, according to witnesses.

Zionist settlers erected a huge menorah on the roof of a historical mosque in the village of Nabi Samwil, northwest of Al-Quds.

Thousands of Muslim worshipers reached Al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied al-Quds and performed Friday prayer in its courtyards amid strict Israeli security measures.

Head of Hamas political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, confirmed that Jordan is the pulse of Al-Quds, and the Jordanian and Palestinian peoples have a common destiny, and one soul in two bodies.

Dozens of Zionist settlers storm Aqsa Mosque in latest provocation against sacred site.

The Israeli occupation army closed the archeological Ibrahimi Mosque in the West Bank city of Al-Khalil to Muslim worshippers, according to the mosque director.

Dozens of Jewish settlers on Tuesday desecrated the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied al-Quds (Jerusalem) on Tuesday morning.

In East Jerusalem (Al-Quds), leaders from the National and Civil Action Committee, the Supreme Islamic Council, and the Higher Follow-up Committee for Arabs in the occupied territories collectively rejected a settlement project proposed by the Israeli Supreme Court regarding the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has warned that any Israeli attempt to impose division at the al-Aqsa Mosque will have “damaging consequences” for the occupying regime.

Israeli occupation forces summoned for questioning Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, the preacher of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the former Grand Mufti of Al-Quds.

Muslim and Christian religious leaders condemned an Israeli court’s decision allowing Jews to hold silent prayers inside the walls of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Al-Quds Old City, stressing that Israel has no right to interfere in the affairs of the Muslim holy place.

Zionist settlers, under the protection of the regime’s forces, have once again broken into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied al-Quds to "perform silent prayers," after an Israeli judge facilitated such moves.

The Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned the unprecedented decision of an Israeli court granting Jews the limited right to perform silent prayers in the courtyards of al-Aqsa Mosque in Al-Quds.

Jordan protested Israeli violations of the sanctity of Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site in Islam, and called on the Zionist regime to respect the status quo of the Muslim holy place.

Today, marks the 21st anniversary of Al-Aqsa Intifada, which broke out on September 28, 2000, when Ariel Sharon, former leader of the Israeli opposition, stormed Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa with big forces of the Israeli occupation.

More than 560 Zionist settlers have stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of East al-Quds under the protection of the regime’s forces in the latest provocation against the Palestinian people and their holy sites.

530 settlers forced their way into Al-Aqsa complex, and more settlers are expected to gather in the site.

The colonial settler's desecration of the Al-Aqsa Mosque while wearing the so-called 'priests of the Temple' clothes and performing their alleged rituals is a very dangerous transgression and a new violation of Al-Aqsa Mosque sanctity, said Hamas Movement.

Thousands of Palestinians performed Friday prayer in the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, amid Israeli military restrictions at its entrances and gates.

Dozens of Zionist settlers have stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied East al-Quds while receiving protection from the regime’s forces, as Jews celebrated their New Year, Rosh Hashanah.

The Mufti of Al-Quds, Sheikh Mohammad Hussein, the highest Islamic figure in Palestine, warned against calls by Jewish fanatics for incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque in Al-Quds’ old city during the upcoming Jewish holidays.

The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas Sunday called on all Palestinians everywhere to intensify their activities in protest against Zionist settlers' raids into the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Sheikh Saleh Malhi, Manager of the Hashimi Hotel Jerusalem visited the North-West as part of his UK wide tour to raise the awareness of Al-Aqsa Mosque.

So-called 'Temple Mount groups' said there has been a 60 per cent increase in the number of Jewish Israeli incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque compound over the past three months, Israel's Channel 7 reported.

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says the al-Aqsa Mosque is “a red line” and any act of aggression against the holy site will face a firm response from the resistance.

Safiullah Ramezankhani

August 21 is the anniversary of the burning of Al-Aqsa Mosque, the first qibla of Islam, by the Zionists in 1969. This day has been registered as the World Mosque Day at the suggestion of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Iran-based Society for the Defense of the Palestinian Nation has issued a statement on this occasion.

Hamas and other Palestinian factions have urged Palestinians to mark the anniversary by heading to al-Aqsa to defendit against Israeli attacks.

Scores of Zionist settlers have entered the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied city of al-Quds under protection from troops and in a provocative move that has become commonplace in the occupied territories.

Construction companies in occupied territories have been invited to submit tenders for the construction of the Mughrabi Gate Bridge which takes Israelis from the Al-Buraq courtyard (Western Wall) into Al-Aqsa Mosque compounds.

Palestinian resistance groups have condemned a recent visit by a US delegation to the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, saying such provocations embolden the Zionist regime to keep violating Palestinians’ rights.

Dozens of hardcore Zionist settlers, heavily guarded by Israeli police, raided the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem today and performed rituals, according to witnesses.