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From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Gov. Josh Shapiro joined an iftar dinner at the Al-Aqsa Islamic Society in North ...
Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has authorized illegal settlers to sing and dance freely during their visits to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem ...
More than 200 illegal Israeli settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem under the protection of Israeli police, authorities said Wednesday.
The Israeli occupation police continued on Monday to close the Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem and prevent Muslim worshipers from entering it for prayers.
However, he also warned that the actual goal is clear, announced, and no longer hidden: it is the siege and isolation of Al-Aqsa, and the assertion of “Zionist sovereignty” by imposing restrictions on ...
The Israeli Occupation Forces at dawn Friday June 13, 2025 locked all the gates of the Al Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem and barred worshippers from entering one of Islam’s holiest sites.
Video. Israeli police closed the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem to the public on Friday, as regional tensions escalated following an Israeli strike on Iran earlier in the day.
Israel closed Al-Aqsa Mosque on Friday without giving any confirmation on when it will reopen the complex for Palestinian worshippers. Aoun Bazbaz, director of international affairs, diplomacy ...
Israel declares complete lockdown in West Bank, Al-Aqsa mosque closed, after Iran strikes Following its attack on Iran, Israel has put the occupied West Bank in complete lockdown, sealing entrances to ...
Israel has completely blocked access to Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic. Local sources told the Palestinian Wafa news agency that Israeli ...