Israel’s Ben-Gvir storms Al-Aqsa mosque in occupied East Jerusalem
Far-right minister entered Islam’s third-holiest site alongside settlers under protection of Israeli occupation forces.
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Worshippers pray outside Al-Aqsa amid closure on al-Quds Day
Muslim worshippers prayed outside Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa compound as Israeli authorities kept holy sites closed.
Published On 13 Mar 2026
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Published On 18 Feb 2026
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Israeli forces beat worshippers outside Al-Aqsa on Ramadan eve
Israeli forces beat back Muslim worshippers with batons to prevent their entry to Al-Aqsa Mosque for Ramadan prayers.
Published On 11 Mar 2024
Smoke billows in the sky, some of it from a chimney, as rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023. [Ammar Awad/Reuters]
An aerial view shows vehicles on fire as rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, southern Israel, on October 7, 2023. [Ilan Rosenberg/Reuters]
Israeli security forces evacuate an injured woman from a site hit by a rocket. Gaza's Hamas militant group launched thousands of rockets on Saturday as it said it was opening a broad military operation against Israel. [Oren Ziv/AP Photo]
Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from Ashkelon. [Sinan Abu Mayzer/Reuters]
Police officers evacuate a woman and child from a site hit by a rocket in Ashkelon. Cities and towns emptied as the military closed roads near Gaza. Israel's rescue service and the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza appealed to the public to donate blood. [Tsafrir Abayov/AP Photo]
A man in Ashkelon works to put out a fire engulfing a van, as rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip. [Ammar Awad/Reuters]
A man wearing a Jewish prayer shawl looks out of a damaged entrance to a building. [Ammar Awad/Reuters]
Cars burn after a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit a parking lot and a residential building in Ashkelon. [Tsafrir Abayov/AP Photo]
Israeli police officers evacuate a family from a site hit by a rocket in Ashkelon. [Tsafrir Abayov/AP Photo]
A man photographs a remnant of a rocket launched from Gaza that is lying on the ground, in Ashkelon. [Amir Cohen/Reuters]
Israeli soldiers head south near Ashkelon as Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip infiltrated southern Israel and fired thousands of rockets into the country while Israel began attacking targets in Gaza in response. [Ohad Zwigenberg/AP Photo]
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