AMMAN, Jordan (AA) – Jordan has sent a memo of protest to Israel over settler incursions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem. More than 1,000 Israeli settlers forced their way into the flashpoint site on Wednesday on the 5th day of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, which will end on October 6. […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Over 1,000 Israeli settlers forced their way into the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday to mark the fifth day of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, according to a Palestinian official. “Around 1,040 settlers stormed the site,” the official with the Jordan-run Islamic Waqf Department tol...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel’s far-right Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir on Tuesday called for allowing settlers into the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem around the clock. More than 500 settlers entered the flashpoint site on Tuesday on the fourth day of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, according to the Islamic Waqf Dep...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Hundreds of Israeli settlers on Tuesday forced their way into the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem on the fourth day of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, according to the Islamic Waqf Department. In a statement, the Department said that at least 506 settlers entered the site under the protection of […...
JERUSALEM (AA) – More than 1,100 Israeli settlers forced their way into the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Sukkot on Monday. Sukkot is a weeklong holiday, which started September 29 and will continue until October 6, ending the annual season of Jewish holidays that had star...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinians have resumed the launch of incendiary balloons from the Gaza Strip into Israel for the first time since 2021. Analysts believe that the move is part of Palestinian efforts to draw attention to the 16-year-long Israeli blockade of the seaside enclave. The balloon launch came amid Palestinian protests ove...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinians continued their protests near a border fence with Israel for the ninth consecutive day on Monday to decry Israeli settler incursions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem. Protesters waved Palestinian flags and set tires ablaze amid chants condemning settler raids into the fla...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Hundreds of Israeli settlers on Sunday forced their way into the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem to celebrate the Yom Kippur holiday. In a brief statement, the Jordan-run Islamic Waqf Department said 317 settlers raided the site under police protection early Sunday. Israeli police installed security barriers ...
ANKARA (AA) – Egypt has condemned the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem by Israeli settlers to celebrate the Jewish New Year. On Sunday, over 300 Israeli settlers forced their way into the flashpoint site under police protection to mark the Rosh Hashanah (New Year) holiday. In a statement, the Egyptian [&h...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Hundreds of Israeli settlers on Sunday forced their way into the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in East Jerusalem to celebrate the Jewish New Year. Israeli settlers observed the Rosh Hashanah (New Year) holiday from Sept. 15 to Sept. 17 this year. They will also mark the Sukkot holiday at the end of September […]
