Al Aqsa Mosque
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Jordan’s king calls for efforts to maintain peace at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound
Amman: King Abdullah II of Jordan stressed the need to maintain calm and cease all acts of violence to pave the way for the Middle East peace process. At a meeting in…
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UN chief calls for preserving status quo of Jerusalem holy sites
Jerusalem: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for preserving the status quo of Jerusalem’s holy sites and the two-state solution to the Palestine-Israel issue. “I had the occasion to reaffirm that we must…
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Ben Gvir storms Al-Aqsa: UAE calls for UN meet; Israel PM postpones trip
After the far-right Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, stormed the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday, the United Arab Emirates called for a meeting of the UN Security…
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Palestine: Hamas warns against Israeli attacks on Al Aqsa mosque
Hamas on November 27 warned Palestinians of an attack on Al Aqsa Mosque by Israeli forces. The organisation’s spokesperson Abdul Latif Al-Qanou made the statement following a pledge by Israeli far-right extremist…
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Gaza: Thousands rally against wave of Israeli violence on Palestinians
Jerusalem: Thousands of Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip, on Friday, participated in a mass rally organized by the Islamic Resistance Movement— Hamas, denouncing the attacks carried out by the Israeli occupation…
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Hamas hold rally over Israeli raids on Al-Aqsa Mosque
Gaza: Hundreds of Palestinians rallied in Gaza City to protest against Israeli raids on the Al-Aqsa Mosque. The rally was organized on Saturday by the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) at Palestine…
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Hamas threatens Israel of violence over Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem
Jerusalem: Palestinian militant group Hamas on Thursday threatened hostile actions against Israel over what it called “violations against Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque” ahead of the upcoming Jewish High Holidays. Hamas’s threats…
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Arab soccer player Munas Dabbur quits Israel team; here’s why
Arab-Israeli soccer player Munas Dabbur announced on Tuesday he was retiring from Israel’s national soccer team. 30-year-old Palestinian born in Nazreth, Munas Dabbjr on Tuesday took to Instagram and announced his decision.…
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Arab countries condemn Jewish settlers storming Al-Aqsa Mosque
Several Arab countries, in the strongest terms, condemned Israeli settlers’ storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque on Sunday and warned against continuing the serious violations of Al-Aqsa Mosque. On Sunday, May 29, thousands of Jewish…
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Ultra nationalist storm Al-Aqsa ahead of pro-Israel flag march
A large number ultra nationalist Jews barged into the Al-Aqsa mosque compound ahead of the pro-Israel flag March on Sunday. The flag march is likely to invigorate tensions between Palestinians and Israelis.…
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Israeli court overturns ruling on Jewish prayer in Al-Aqsa Mosque
An Israeli court rejected a district court judge’s decision to challenge the legitimacy of the law prohibiting Jews from praying within the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem, which provoked Palestinian uproar.…
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Israeli MP warns of war after court verdict on Al-Aqsa mosque
An Israeli law maker on Monday said that the country would be facing a “religious war” following a local court’s verdict in favour of the Jews barging into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.…
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Hamas warns Israel against holding flags march at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Hamas warned of the repercussions of the Israeli government’s approval of settlers to organize a flags march at Al-Aqsa Mosque, and vowed to confront it by all means, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.…
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Jordan condemns Israeli decision allowing Jews to pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Amman: Jordan has condemned an Israeli court decision allowing “extremists” to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem. Jordan’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Haitham Abu Al-Foul said that the decision is…