Questions remain about access to the main Islamic congregational mosque in the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem's Old City as Palestinians see the site as essential to their identity.

Palestinians inside the Al-Aqsa mosque clash with Israeli security forces at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City Monday, May 10, 2021. Two nighttime views Prayers on May 8.

Al-Aqsa is the name given to the whole compound and is home to two Muslim holy places: the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque, which was built in the 8th ...

History of tensions at al-Aqsa. The al-Aqsa mosque, along with the rest of East Jerusalem and the West Bank, was captured by the Israelis during the 1967 war.

Al-Aqsa is behind only the mosques in Mecca and Medina - the Kaaba and the Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (the Prophet's Mosque) - in terms of its importance in Islam, and is believed to be where the Prophet ...

Al-Aqsa is the name of the silver-domed mosque inside a 35-acre compound referred to as al-Haram al-Sharif, or the Noble Sanctuary, by Muslims, and as the Temple Mount by Jews.

Then, following the 1967 Middle East war, referred to by Palestinians as the Naksa, or "setback", Israel annexed both East Jerusalem and the area surrounding the al-Aqsa mosque.

In the news, the al-Aqsa mosque compound is a fuse for conflict between Israel and Palestinians. But in daily life of Muslims, it's a park, holy site and, yes, a symbol of resistance.

At times, the Dome of the Rock — a shrine — and Al-Aqsa — a mosque — have been confused as one and the same. While part of the same “Noble Sanctuary,” they are two distinct buildings ...

Israeli police stormed the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, one of Islam’s holiest sites, for the second time on Wednesday, hours after they first raided the compound and arrested hundreds of ...

Thousands of Muslims gather at the Al-Aqsa Mosque for Laylat al-Qad — one of Muslim's holiest nights, in Jerusalem, on April 28, 2022.

Bassam al-Hallaq, an architect who has worked at Al Aqsa Mosque for more than 40 years, overseeing artisans and workers, said that in 2019, the Israeli police detained and handcuffed him for hours ...