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Bullet holes riddled an Israeli security post at the entrance to Har Adar, where a Palestinian man killed three Israelis on Tuesday before he was fatally shot. AFP
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Israeli police officers take positions on the roof of al-Aqsa mosque during clashes with Palestinians in Jerusalem’s Old City September 28, 2015. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Jordan Denounces Israeli Decision to Shut Down Aqsa’s Bab Al Rahma Building
Amman- Jordan on Tuesday strongly condemned a recent decision by the Israeli Magistrates Court to close down the Bab Al Rahma building on the Al Aqsa Mosque/ Haram Al Sharif compound in occupied East Jerusalem. Bab Al Rahma (Arabic for “the door of mercy”) is located...Caption:
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir attends an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in the Saudi city of Jeddah, on January 21, 2016. (AFP)
OIC Executive Committee Condemns Israeli Violations of Aqsa Mosque
Ankara – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned on Tuesday recent provocative acts by the Israeli occupation authorities at the al-Aqsa Mosque. The OIC executive committee, in a statement issued at the conclusion of its extraordinary...Caption:
Palestinian women pray as others shout slogans outside the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem’s Old City July 27, 2017. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
King Salman’s Contact with World Leaders Helped Ease Aqsa Mosque Tensions
Saudi Arabia revealed on Thursday that Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz had been in contact world powers, including the United States, to try to prevent Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City from being closed to Muslims and...Caption:
Israeli authorities dismantling metal detectors at the al-Aqsa Compound. (AFP)