ANKARA (AA) – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has denounced the call by far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to build a synagogue inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem. Ben-Gvir claimed on Monday that Jews had the right to pray at the sacred Al-Aqsa Mosque, saying he would build a [&...
ANKARA (AA) – Hundreds of illegal Israeli settlers forced their way into the sacred Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem to mark a Jewish holiday. The settlers performed Talmudic rituals at the complex to mark Shavuot, also known as the Feast of Weeks. Local sources estimated that hundreds of settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mos...
Peace and human rights advocates on Sunday renewed calls for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza. The day marked six months since the start of Israel’s retaliatory war on the enclave for the October 7 attacks. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his call for an “immediate humanitarian cease-fire, the unconditional relea...
JENIN, Palestine (AA) – Fatima Amarneh, one of the prisoners released as part of the hostage swap between Hamas and Israel, has said that the sacred Al-Aqsa Mosque is the main pillar of the Palestinian cause and a source of honor for Muslims. “Israel imposed additional restrictions on female inmates after October 7,” Amarneh told [...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli authorities restricted the entry of Palestinians into Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, allowing only around 5,000 Palestinians to perform the Friday prayer in the mosque. An official from the Waqf Department in Jerusalem informed the media that these restrictions have been in place for the third consecu...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli forces have detained some 135,000 Palestinians since the outbreak of the Palestinian Al-Aqsa Intifada, also known as Second Intifada, in September 2000, a Palestinian official group has revealed. In a statement marking the 23rd anniversary of the Al-Aqsa Intifada, the Commission for Prisoners’ Affai...
DOHA (AA) – Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has called for support to the Palestinian people to find a just political solution. He made the statement while addressing the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, “It is not acceptable for the Palestinian people to remain prisoners of […]
