Israel has shut down the Ibrahimi Mosque in the old West Bank city of Hebron. The closure came as Israelis celebrated the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. Head of mosques at the Hebron Endowments Administration Akram al-Tamimi says strict military measures were implemented to prevent Palestinians from entering the city. He says he condemns the...
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...
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 […]
