Authorities say the mosque will be closed to worshippers, visitors of all faiths on Friday amid spread of the conflict.

The temporary measure, during the holy Muslim fasting month, follows tensions as Jewish activists increasingly encroach on the contested religious site.

Thousands of worshippers attend prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, with others turned away despite carrying required permits.

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of Palestinians gathered under heavy Israeli restrictions at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa ...

Annual findings show 22% rise in entries to contested holy site alongside increased political visits and new Israeli access ...

Israel decided on Wednesday to limit the number of worshippers for the Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan to 10,000 ...

A senior imam of the Al Aqsa Mosque in east Jerusalem said on Tuesday that Israeli authorities have barred him from entering ...

Approximately 100,000 Palestinians offered weekly Friday prayers in congregation at Al Aqsa Mosque in the occupied East Jerusalem for the second time during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, despite ...

Ben Gvir ascends Temple Mount before Friday prayers, says officers will ‘thrash’ anyone who disturbs the peace in Jerusalem; ...

At least100,000 worshippers performed the second Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa Mosque, despite ...

JERUSALEM — At 7 a.m. every weekday, the large green doors of the mosque at the Al-Aqsa compound, usually wide open, close with a bang as Palestinian worshippers shutter themselves inside. Israeli ...