Jerusalem Controversy

Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. HOME News Royal Showbiz & TV Sport Comment Finance Travel Life & Style UK Politics Royal World US Science Weather Weird History Nature Sunday InYourArea Tensions have risen in the area following police raids on the al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem this…

Explosions have been heard in Gaza as warplanes flew overhead, a Reuters witness said, shortly after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised a strong response to rockets fired at his country. The media wing of militant group Hamas said several airstrikes had been carried out on the blockaded coastal enclave.…

Rockets streaked across the skies over Israel on Thursday as tensions in the region boiled over following consecutive nights of violence at a Jerusalem mosque this week. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said its Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepted one rocket “fired from Lebanon” after air raid sirens were triggered…

Tension escalates in Israel amid holidays Israel and Hamas exchange strikes following clash at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque 03:44 Israeli officials said a barrage of rockets was fired at the country from inside Lebanon on Thursday, fueling fear of a possible escalation in violence in the heart of the Middle East.…

Since Ramadan began March 22, scores of Muslim worshippers have repeatedly tried to stay overnight in the mosque, a practice that is typically permitted only during the last 10 days of the monthlong holiday. Israeli police have entered nightly to evict the worshippers. Tensions have been further heightened by calls…

The Arab League (AL) on Wednesday condemned Israel for raiding the flashpoint holy site of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem. In a statement released after an urgent meeting held in Cairo on Wednesday, the pan-Arab body held Israel fully responsible for the consequences of the escalation that would…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was shocked and appalled by Israeli violence in Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem early Wednesday, said his spokesman. “The secretary-general is shocked and appalled by the images he saw this morning of the violence and beating by Israeli security forces inside the al-Qibli mosque in Jerusalem,” said…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Violence resumed for a second straight night in Jerusalem on Wednesday when Palestinian worshippers barricaded themselves inside Al-Aqsa Mosque at the Old City’s sensitive compound and Israeli police used force to remove dozens of worshippers. The unrest was less intense than the previous night. But the situation…

Al Aqsa Mosque compound is a site considered holy by Muslims, Jews and ChristiansA child runs away from a confrontation between Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces, at Beita village in the occupied West Bank. AFP Beta V.1.0 - Powered by automated translation Israeli police raided Al Aqsa Mosque before…

Israeli police have stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City, firing stun grenades and beating Palestinian youths who hurled stones and firecrackers in a burst of violence during a sensitive holiday seasons...Read More