Muslim Palestinian worshippers take part in the evening Tarawih prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan by the Dome of the Rock on Al-Aqsa compound, known to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, Feb. 17, 2026. (Credit: Jamal Awad/Reuters)
On Tuesday, Hamas and several Palestinian groups condemned the Israeli police’s actions as a “blatant interference in Al-Aqsa’s affairs and an unacceptable assault on its imams.” The police were deployed among thousands of worshippers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem during the Tarawih prayer marking the start of Ramadan.Hundreds of thousands of Palestinian worshippers are expected at the mosque compound, home to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, throughout the Muslim fasting month, which began Wednesday for some.Al-Aqsa imam was denied entry The Israeli armed forces presence at Islam’s third-holiest site, filmed by worshippers and widely circulated on social media, marks a further escalation in the recent weeks of rising tensions around the mosque. In recent news Leila Shahid, a lifelong voice for Palestine Two days earlier,...
On Tuesday, Hamas and several Palestinian groups condemned the Israeli police’s actions as a “blatant interference in Al-Aqsa’s affairs and an unacceptable assault on its imams.” The police were deployed among thousands of worshippers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem during the Tarawih prayer marking the start of Ramadan.Hundreds of thousands of Palestinian worshippers are expected at the mosque compound, home to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, throughout the Muslim fasting month, which began Wednesday for some.Al-Aqsa imam was denied entry The Israeli armed forces presence at Islam’s third-holiest site, filmed by worshippers and widely circulated on social media, marks a further escalation in the recent weeks of rising tensions around the mosque. In recent news Leila Shahid, a lifelong voice for Palestine Two days...
