The Jerusalem Reconciliation Court approves a request submitted by two lawyers, Muhannad Jabara and Hamza Quteineh, to stop the excavation work in the Yusufia cemetery adjacent to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

Some 69 Jewish extremists escorted by police tour Al-Aqsa Mosque in successive groups.

53 Jewish extremists enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in groups and under Israeli police protection and perform Talmudic rituals. – The monastery of the Romanian Church is attacked for the fourth time in a month by Jewish extremists who set fire to its entrance. – After briefly detaining her, Israeli..Read More

Israeli forces erect barriers at all entrances to the Old City, obstructing the arrival of worshipers for Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

89 Jewish extremists provocatively tour the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in groups and under Israeli police protection.

Israeli forces tighten their military measures around the Old City and in the vicinity of Al-Aqsa Mosque, checking the worshipers’ ID cards and preventing three buses carrying worshipers from the West Bank from entering the mosque to perform Friday prayers.

Israeli authorities ban Nizam Abu Ramz and Majd Kabha from Al-Aqsa Mosque and its courtyard for six months.

Escorted by Israeli police, 58 Jewish extremists as well as 45 yeshiva students tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and perform Talmudic rituals.

Some 47 Jewish extremists enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and perform Talmudic rituals. – Israeli forces detain the head of the Committee for the Care of Islamic Cemeteries in Jerusalem, Mustafa Abu Zahra, for interrogation. – Israeli forces prevent the owners of shops and businesses in the Old City from..Read More

Israeli authorities ban Fatima Khader, 63, from the Old City and Al-Aqsa Mosque for six months. Two weeks ago, she was arrested after police raided her home in Beit Hanina.

Governor of Jerusalem Adnan Ghaith condemns plans of the Ateret Cohanim settler association to convert the palace of the former Mufti of Palestine, Hajj Amin Al-Husseini, in Sheikh Jarrah into a synagogue, and double the number of housing units in the enclave from 28 to 56.

Israeli forces prevent the Al-Aqsa Mosque Reconstruction Committee from conducting maintenance works in the Marwani Mosque lcoated on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

Israeli forces arrest one of the guards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Tareq Sanduka. – David Friedman ends his duties as US ambassador to Israel by declaring US recognition of the Israeli settlement project called “City of David” in Silwan. In response, the PA Foreign Ministry pledges to legally pursue the..Read More

Israeli police prevents non-residents of the Old City of Jerusalem from reaching the Al-Aqsa Mosque to perform Friday prayer under the pretext of the Corona lockdown imposed by the Israeli government. – Sheikh Omar al-Kiswani, director of the Aqsa Mosque, denounces the Israeli authorities’ conducting land surveying at the Al-Aqsa..Read More

Under police protection and authorized by Israeli authorities, an unidentified group carries out 3D surveying and imaging of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, claiming it was for tourist purposes, while Jewish groups say it was for the construction of their third temple. The Islamic Waqf Department in Jerusalem warns that the..Read More

The PA calls on the UN Security Council to intervene to stop Israeli excavations at the Aqsa Mosque’s walls, warning that such diggings are endangering the holy site’s foundations.

14 extremist Jews tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under police protection and perform Talmudic rituals.

While severely restricting access for Palestinians on the pretext of the Corona-related lockdown, Israeli forces accompany a large group of Jewish extremists touring the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and calling for its destruction. A Palestinian guard is assaulted and banned from the holy site and its surroundings for six months. –..Read More

Israeli forces raid the house of the Deputy Waqf Director Najeh Bkeirat in Sur Baher, search it and damage some items.

90 Jewish extremists provocatively tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in different groups under police protection.

108 Jewish extremists provocatively tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in different groups under police protection.

107 Jewish extremists and yeshiva students provocatively tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under police guard.

Israeli bulldozers demolish the wall of the northern part of the Yusufiya cemetery, known as the “Martyrs” cemetery, near the Old Citys’ Lion’s Gate to make way for the planned “biblical garden path”.

59 Jewish extremists provocatively tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in different groups under police guard and perform Talmudic rituals in the Bab Al-Rahmeh prayer hall.  

The UN General Assembly passes a resolution that references the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound/Al-Haram Ash-Sharif as solely a Muslim site with 147-10 and 16 abstentions. – Addressing the parliament, Jordan’s King Abdullah II stresses that the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound does not accept sharing or division of any kind nor any attempt..Read More

The Foreign Affairs Committee, affiliated with the UNESCO Executive Board unanimously endorses a resolution reaffirming demanding an end to Israel’s violations against the Old City of Jerusalem’s historical sites and to its provocative activities, which target Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and attempt to distort the Arab identity of East Jerusalem

89 Jewish extremists and yeshiva students provocatively tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in different groups and under police guard.

103 Jewish extremists and yeshiva students provocatively tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in different groups and under police guard.

The Higher Islamic Council in Jerusalem calls on the Israeli authorities to immediately stop their intrusions against Muslim cemeteries in the holy city. In a statement, the Council warns that Israeli measures in the city in general and in the Yusufiya and Bab Ar-Rahmeh cemeteries as well as the Umayyad..Read More

Fawaz Abdu is forced to demolish his house in Jabal Al Mukaber in order to avoid paying the municipality’s demolition fees. – Jordan condemns the demolition of the entrance stairs of the Yusufiya cemetery in Jerusalem by Israeli forces.

Following three court decisions in favor of the Ateret Cohanim settler organization claiming property that was owned by Jews pre-1948, 87 Palestinians face eviction from their homes, mainly in Silwan.

98 Jewish extremists provocatively tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and under police guard.

The Hebrew news website Makor Rishon publishes a letter signed by a number of Jewish groups and sent to UAE Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Zayed calling on him to recognize the Jewish right to pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Dozens of Jewish extremists tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound escorted by Israeli police and some performing religious rituals.

At Hizma checkpoint, Israeli police turns away a bus carrying West Bank residents on their way to Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. – Israeli forces also detain a number of women at the Damascus Gate as well as harass other worshippers on their way to prayer.

About 40 Jewish extremists led by far-right Yehuda Glick and former MK Moshe Feiglin tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound provoking Muslim worshipers.

Israeli authorities hand deputy director of the Islamic Waqf, Sheikh Najeh Bkeirat, an order banning him from Al-Aqsa Mosque for 6 months.

Israeli forces raid the offices of the Islamic Waqf Department near Chain Gate adjacent to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, confiscating some devices and other items.

Al-Quds and Al-Ayyam reveal that Israeli authorities advanced a plan targeting the Jaffa Gate Citadel, which it falsely calls the Tower of David, as the entrance of the Old City of Jerusalem.

Some 67 Jewish extremists tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, led by far-right Yehuda Glick and MK Shuli Maalem.

62 Jewish extremists tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound escorted by Israeli forces.

About 74 Jewish extremists tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in separate groups escorted by Israeli forces. Some of them perform Talmudic rituals. – Israeli forces arrest two guards from the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Israeli forces block off the Old City and Al-Aqsa Mosque for the fourth consecutive week, preventing thousands of worshipers from performing Friday prayers there, as part of preventive measures and a general closure to limit the spread of the Corona virus.

A business delegation from Abu Dhabi visits the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under the protection of Israeli police.

The Jerusalem Magistrate court orders the eviction of four other Palestinian families – Skafi, Jaouni, Abu Hasna, and Al-Kurd – from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah to make way for settlers. The eviction lawsuits against were filed by the “Nahalat Shimon” company, which is owned by a US-based firm registered..Read More

Israeli forces arrest two guards of the Bab Ar-Rahma cemetery, Mohammad Al-Shalada and Ahmad Al-Dalal.

Muslims are called upon to attend prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque to ward off attempts by Jewish extremists to change the status quo at the Muslim holy site. – Israel expands its surveillance of Al-Aqsa Mosque by installing more loudspeakers. The Waqf condemns the move as an attempt to undermine Jordan’s..Read More

Islamic Waqf officials reiterate their refusal to halt religious services at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during the newly imposed lockdown due to the continued allowance of Jews to enter and perform rituals at the site.

126 Jewish extremists force their way into Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound amid calls for a large-scale intrusion into the site.

Scores of Israeli extremists force their way into Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound amid calls for a large-scale intrusion into the site. – An Israeli court rules in favor of the forceful eviction of the Salah family from their house in Silwan to make room for the Elad settler group.

Jewish extremists force their way into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

The Israeli authorities restrict the movement of the PA’s Governor of Jerusalem, Adnan Ghaith, to his neighborhood, Silwan, and prohibit him from being in contact with over 50 people, including President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh.

Jordan denounces continuous Israeli violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque, the latest being the installation of speakers over the northern and western walls of the compound and the arrest of several Waqf employees.

Israel’s National Security Council has discussed closing the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound to both Jewish and Muslim worshipers in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

53 Jewish extremists and 70 yeshiva students tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound escorted by Israeli police.

At least 117 Jewish extremists enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, some performing Jewish prayers, while entry is restricted to Palestinian worshipers.

The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Muhammad Hussein, resigns from the UAE Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies over its statement endorsing normalization with Israel, which he calls “a stab in the back of Palestinians and Muslims, and a betrayal for Muslim and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem.”

Some 82 Jewish extremists and 20 yeshiva students tour the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in different groups escorted by Israeli police.

Some 98 Jewish extremists, including rightwing Rabbi Yehuda Glick, tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under police guard. During their presence, Israeli police detain two Al-Aqsa employees and one Muslim worshipper.

Israeli arsonists set fire to 13 Palestinian cars in Beit Safafa and write anti-Palestinian racist graffiti on walls in what is believed a “Price Tag” act. – Israeli authorities ban the PA Jerusalem governor, Adnan Ghaith, from entering the West Bank for a period of six months. – In a..Read More

Some 195 Jewish extremists led by former right-wing MK Yehuda Glick force their way into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

The Waqf in Jerusalem decides to raise the alert level on Fridays and congregate prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as 166 Jewish extremists barged their way to the site.

Dozens of Jewish extremists, including rightwing Rabbi Yehuda Glick, enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in groups and provocatively tour the site, performing Jewish prayers in its eastern area.

Some 122 Jewish extremists enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in groups and provocatively tour the site.

Some 110 of Jewish extremists escorted by police forces enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque in different groups.

Dozens of extremist Jews tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, with at least one of them reciting Jewish prayers loudly in front of the Magharbeh Gate. At the same time, entry restrictions are imposed on Muslim worshipers whose IDs are seized until they leave the holy site.

At least 59 extremist Jews tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, while entry for Muslim worshipers is restricted.

Right-wing Rabbi Yehuda Glick and over 90 extremist Jews enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in groups, with some performing Jewish prayers publicly near Bab Ar-Rahmeh, while entry for Muslim worshipers is restricted.

Islamic organizations, including the Waqf, reject an Israeli court ruling issued on July 2 to close Bab Al-Rahmeh inside Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for Muslim worshippers, stressing that everything within the walled holy compound is purely Islamic and Israel has no rights or authority over it.

Palestinians warn against introducing any changes in Al-Aqsa Mosque in light of Israel’s intention to shut down Bab Al-Rahmeh prayer area for Muslim worshippers.

An Israeli Court orders the closure of the Bab-Al-Rahmeh prayer site on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

PA Foreign Minister Riad Malki calls on the international community and UNESCO to put pressure on Israel to stop its illegal actions and attempts to deliberately sabotage Palestinian Christian and Muslim heritage, and to take actual steps to ensure the implementation of UNESCO resolutions on Palestine, including those on Al-Aqsa..Read More

After an almost 30 year long legal battle, the Jerusalem District Court rejects the appeal of the Samarin family of 18 and orders it to evict its property in Silwan, overlooking the Al-Aqsa Mosque, for the benefit of settlers. In addition, they are forced to pay $5,800 to the Jewish..Read More

Some 67 Jewish extremists enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in groups and under police guard, while restrictions are imposed on Muslim worshipers whose IDs are seized upon entry and until they leave.

Dozens of Jewish extremists escorted by police tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, performing Jewish rituals in its eastern area.

The Islamic Waqf department warns that Israel is on the verge of changing the long-observed status quo at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem as a Muslim-only holy place. Ekrima Sabri, former Mufti of Jerusalem and current head of the Higher Islamic Council, says in a statement that the Waqf is losing..Read More

Some 158 Jewish extremists enter tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in groups. Israeli police detain Fadi Alayan, one of the Al-Aqsa guards.

Jordan condemns Israeli authorities’ continuation of activity on the Western Wall, which is an integral part of the Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Ash-Sharif, since all maintenance and restoration work falls under the exclusive authority of the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf Department.

Dozens of Jewish extremists escorted by police forces tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, including rightwing Rabbi Yehuda Glick giving a lecture about the alleged temple mount.

Scores of Jewish extremists, escorted by police, enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in groups, some performing religious rituals.

Over 52 Jewish extremists, escorted by police, enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound; some of them perform Talmudic rituals.

Israeli authorities hand eight Palestinians orders banning them entry to the Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif for periods ranging between one week and six months.

Different groups of over 170 Jewish extremists enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound escorted by police officers and provocatively tour the holy site. –  Over 70 Jewish extremists, including Rabbi Yehuda Glick, enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound escorted by police officers.  

Dozens of Jewish extremists enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound escorted by police officers. Some are performing rituals during their tour.

The Islamic Waqf Council in Jerusalem lifts entry restrictions of the Aqsa Mosque for Palestinian worshippers after 69 days of suspension; the council took the decision after the slowed spread of coronavirus. Thousands of Palestinian worshipers perform the dawn prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque. Over 200 Jewish extremists also forced their..Read More

Israeli authorities issue a confiscation order to a plot of land in Wadi Al-Rababa in Silwan neighbourhood, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Ash-Sharif, to be used as a cemetery for Israeli Jews.

Israeli police ban an employee of the Islamic Waqf Department from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Ash-Sharif for six months.

Israeli forces attack and assault Palestinians performing nightly Islamic prayers (Isha and Taraweeh) during the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Bab Al-Asbat (the Lions’ Gate), outside the closed Al-Aqsa Mosque.

A hearing is held in the Israeli High Court to consider a petition filed by Yehuda Etzion and Arnon Segal on behalf of Jewish worshipers on the question of opening the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound to those who wish to enter the holy site.

The Jerusalem Islamic Waqf decides not to open the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound despite other easing taking place, saying that this would lead to tens of thousands of worshipers, which the Waqf could not control and which could lead to mass infection.

In Wadi Al-Joz, Israeli police prevent the Ramadan musaharati, the person who beats a drum to wake people up before dawn to eat in order to start the day-long fast, from doing his traditional job, threatening to arrest him.

The Islamic Waqf Council decides to extend the entry restriction of Muslim worshipers to Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Ash-Sharif during the holy month of Ramadan for the first time in its history in an effort to stem the spread of coronavirus; prayers continued to be held in the Al-Aqsa Mosque by Islamic..Read More

In light of the difficult economic situation and closure of shops as a result of the spread of coronavirus crisis, Jerusalem’s Orthodox Church joins the decision of the Islamic Waqf Department in Jerusalem in exempting their Old City’s Palestinian tenants from rent for the year 2020.

Church leaders in Jerusalem decide to shut down the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, following concern of the spread of coronavirus pandemic.

While Israeli police put more restrictions on Palestinian worshipers, claiming it was a protective measure against coronavirus, scores of extremist Jews force their way into Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and perform Talmudic rituals. – The Waqf announces an unprecedented decision to close Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Ash-Sharif for Muslim worshippers amid the outbreak..Read More

Israel police partially close most of the gates of the Old City to limit the entry of Palestinian worshipers for the Friday noon prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Ash-Sharif.

The Islamic Waqf Council decides to suspend entry to the Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Ash-Sharif to worshippers as a precaution against the Coronavirus until further notice; prayers continue to be held in the holy site by Islamic Waqf personals.

83 Jewish extremists and 78 yeshiva students tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound protected by Israeli police.

Scores of Jewish extremists enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and provocatively tour the site.

Maher Yousef Za’atreh from Jabal Mukabber neighborhood is shot and killed by Israeli police near Al-Aqsa Mosque after allegedly trying to stab Israeli soldiers although eyewitnesses report that he had only risen his hands as instructed by the police.

Israeli police fine people handing out free food and violently disperse crowds during Friday morning prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Ash-Sharif. – Former Likud MK Yehuda Glick is detained by Israeli police on the Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Ash-Sharif and removed from the holy site after failing to coordinate his “visit” with..Read More

Some 122 Jewish extremists enter Al-Aqsa Mosque under police guard and tour the site.

Dozens of Jewish extremists enter Al-Aqsa Mosque under police guard.

Amid heavy police presence and tight restrictions on Palestinian worshipers, Israeli police allows 123 Jewish extremists into Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the morning, where they perform Talmudic rituals. Two Palestinian worshipers are handed orders banning them from entering the holy site for four and six months respectively.

Some 62 Jewish extremists tour Al-Aqsa Mosque under police guard, partially performing provocative Jewish rituals.

At least 58 Jewish extremists tour Al-Aqsa Mosque in groups, while police restricts entry to Palestinian worshippers.

Some 140 Jewish extremists tour Al-Aqsa Mosque in groups, many performing Talmudic rituals. Israeli police arrest Al-Aqsa Mosque guard, Ahmad Abu Aliya.

In East Jerusalem, Palestinian worshippers participate in the fourth Friday of the “Great Fajr” prayer campaign protesting against the Trump Administration’s “deal of the century”. At least 10 Palestinians are injured as Israeli forces attack and force them to leave Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Ash-Sharif, and three are injured.

Israeli police close all gates leading to Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Ash-Sharif after two Palestinians are arrested, allegedly attempting to carry out a stabbing attack against an Israeli police officer on the Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Ash-Sharif. – Jordan’s Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs warns against imposing Israeli “rules” in order to change..Read More

Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, Al-Aqsa Mosque Imam, head of the Islamic Higher Committee, and member of the Islamic Waqf Council, is banned by an Israeli military order for 4 months to enter Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Ash-Sharif.

Some 52 Jewish extremists escorted by police tour Al-Aqsa Mosque before gathering at the Bab Ar-Rahmeh yard. – Israeli forces ban two young men, Munir Al-Basiti and Muhammad Sharifa, from the Al-Aqsa Mosque and its surroundings for four months.

Some 102 Jewish extremists tour Al-Aqsa Mosque escorted by police and performing Talmudic rituals.

Some 130 Jewish extremists, including 32 yeshiva students, enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, some of which perform Talmudic rituals.

Several police officers barge into the Aqsa Mosque’s Bab Ar-Rahmeh prayer building without removing their shoes, provocatively tour the building and took photos.

Some 44 Israeli extremists tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound provoking Palestinian worshippers by listening to lectures on the alleged “Temple”.

Israeli forces assault Palestinian worshippers at the Bab Ar-Rahmeh prayer areas, detaining six of them, and at the Bab Hutta of Al-Aqsa Mosque, denying them access. – At least 45 Jewish extremists enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under police guard.

Israeli forces prevent Sheikh Ismail Hawahdeh, preacher of Al-Aqsa Mosque, from entering Jerusalem for the third consecutive week. – Dozens of Jewish extremists enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under police guard.

According to the Islamic Waqf Department in Jerusalem, 29,610 Jewish “extremists” entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Ash-Sharif throughout 2019, marking an “escalation in the frequency of violations” on the historical, religious and legal status quo of the Islamic holy place. According to Yareah, an Israeli organization that promotes Jewish visits to..Read More

Escorted by Israeli forces, Jewish extremists tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, with one of them trying to the Israeli flag.

Overnight, settlers slash tires of 40 vehicles and spray-paint anti-Arab graffiti on walls in Shu’fat in an area near the Ramal Shlomo settlement.

On orders issued by Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan, Israeli forces close down several Palestinian institutions in Jerusalem, claiming they were operated by the PA. Shut down are the offices of the Palestinian Directorate of Education located at the Dar Al-Aytam School in the Old City, where all classes were..Read More

The Israeli Housing Cabinet approves the controversial 1.4 km.-long cable car project that will help visitors access the Western Wall and allegedly ease traffic congestion.

Some 611 Israeli extremists enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in large consecutive groups, escorted by police. Some pray in the area of Bab Ar-Rahmeh, from where Palestinian worshippers are expelled, while others perform prayers outside Chain Gate and other doors of the compound. – Israeli forces detain the preacher of Al-Aqsa..Read More

During a visit of a delegation from the Saudi national football team to Al-Aqsa Mosque, Israeli police detain members of the Palestinian security accompanying the delegation, including its Jerusalem head Said Atari.

Israeli forces break into the Bab Ar-Rahmeh prayer area on Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and seize wooden separators.

Israeli forces remove Muslim worshipers from Al-Aqsa Mosque compound to facilitate tours for at least 120 Israeli extremists led by Israeli Minister of Agriculture Uri Ariel and Likud Member of Knesset Yehuda Glick. – Jewish settler groups have reportedly issued a Rosh Hashana greeting card that depicts Al-Aqsa Mosque compound..Read More

Near the Chain Gate in the Old City, a Palestinian youth is shot and arrested after an attempted stabbing attack leaving a female soldier lightly injured. Israeli forces subsequently close several gates of the Al-Aqsa compound as well as Damascus Gate.

At least 50 Israeli extremists tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

While restrictions are tightened for Palestinian worshippers, dozens of Israeli extremists enter and tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

Some 155 Jewish extremists tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under tight police protection, with some of them trying to perform religious rituals. Entry restrictions are imposed on Muslim worshipers at the entrances leading to the Mosque and their IDs seized until they leave.

On the order of Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan, Israeli forces disperse for the second time a soccer tournament at the Burj Al-Laqlaq center in the Old City on the grounds that the PA was involved in it, and detain four or the organizers for questioning.

Israeli intelligence summons Waqf director Azzam Khatib for questioning on the recent escalation at Al-Aqsa Mosque. – Scores of Israeli extremist led by MK Yehuda Glick tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under police protection. – Criticizing Israel’s provocative measures at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as mere attempt to change the historical..Read More

Israeli forces band a conference on the Israeli policy of home demolition in Jerusalem that was scheduled to take place at Burj Al-Laqlaq center in the Old City.

Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan says that Israel should push to change the status quo arrangements at the “Temple Mount” so that Jews also can pray at the site.

Some 260 extremists tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in different groups with some performing Jewish rituals of dancing and singing.

Israeli Minister of Internal Security Gilad Ardan issues an order extending the closure of Palestinian institutions in Jerusalem and prohibiting any cultural or political activities involving the PA. – Israeli forces storm the Yabous Cultural Center, prevent a memorial service for the Palestinian writer Subhi Ghosheh from taking place, assault..Read More

Some 42 Israeli extremists tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, protected by police forces, and perform provocative Talmudic rituals.

At least 43 Israeli extremists invade Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

Israeli police raid Bab Ar-Rahmah prayer site, removing worshipers and the wooden barriers separating men and women as well as the shoe cupboard.

During a ceremony inaugurating the “Path of the Pilgrims” project of the Elad settler organization, US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman and President Trump’s Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt break open a new tunnel running under Silwan. Also attending the provocative event were casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and his wife..Read More

About 48 Israeli extremists enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and provocatively tour the site.

The Jerusalem Municipality approves the naming of streets in Silwan’s Batn Al-Hawa neighborhood after Jewish Rabbis, going against the recommendation of a professional panel who said “It is inappropriate to give Jewish street names in neighborhoods overwhelmingly populated by Arabs” and warned that the move will “create unnecessary tension. The..Read More

Israeli forces detain three Waqf employees, including Bassam Hallaq, the head of the Construction Committee of Al-Aqsa Mosque and staff members Mohammad Al-Hadra and Engineer Taha Oweida.

Around 330 Israeli extremists guarded by Israeli police enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in different groups.

As some 120 Jews enter provokingly the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on one of the last days of Ramadan, hundreds of Palestinians protest, hurling stones and chairs at security forces. Israeli police force people to leave throwing teargas and stun grenades and lock the gates to the holy site, triggering new..Read More

Groups of Jewish extremists enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under the protection of Israeli forces. – In Az-Za’im, Israeli forces confiscate 15-m2 metal barracks used as a storage space for plumbing equipment.

Israeli forces storm the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and expel worshipers.

Israeli forces storm the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound after the Tarawih prayers and force out dozens of worshipers. Later, Israeli Minister of Agriculture Uri Ariel heads a group of Israeli extremists in a provocative tour of the site. – In two separate incidents, Israeli forces detain the head of Palestinian Prisoners’..Read More

Dozens of Israeli settlers storm the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in large consecutive groups under the protection of heavily armed Israeli forces and perform Jewish religious prayers. – For the second day in a row, Israeli forces storm Al-Aqsa Mosque compound after the end of Tarawih prayer and force out all..Read More

Over 180,000 Muslim worshipers attend the first Friday prayers of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Israeli forces seal off Silwan with iron barriers preventing Palestinian residents from reaching their homes on time for the Iftar and from attending the Tarawih evening prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque afterwards.

On the fifth day of Pesach, some 320 Israeli extremists tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, protected by Israeli forces, with some performing religious rituals.

The Israeli police commissioner in occupied Jerusalem, along with dozens of Jewish extremists and under armed protection by Israeli forces, tours the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on the fourth day of the Jewish Pesach holiday. Throughout the day, some 237 Jews enter the holy site, some attempting to perform religious rituals..Read More

Some 167 Israeli extremists enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under the protection of heavily armed Israeli forces and police for the Jewish Pesach holiday.

Dozens of Israeli settlers enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and perform religious prayers, protected by armed Israeli forces.

The Jerusalem District Planning and Building Committee approved for public deposit the Glassman/Or Sameach yeshiva project, which seeks to build a Jewish religious school (yeshiva) at the entrance of Sheikh Jarrah.

After detaining and interrogating them for hours, Israeli police release three Palestinian mothers of prisoners, Khuloud Al-Awar, Najah Odeh and Iman Al-Awar, on condition of being banned from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for two weeks. A member of the Jerusalem Prisoners’ Affairs Committee, Alaa Haddad, was also released on..Read More

Israeli settlers spray-paint racist, anti-Arab slogans on the walls and doors of a home on Mount Scopus/French Hill, reading among others “revenge”, as well as vandalize 25 cars, puncturing their tires and spraying on them. – Israeli forces detain an elderly Palestinian man from inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound after..Read More

An Israeli court issues a temporary order to close Bab Ar-Rahmeh prayer area, giving the Waqf, which rejects the decision saying it is an integral part of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, 60 days to appeal the decision. The Palestinian and Jordanian Foreign Ministries separately reject Israeli interference in the affairs..Read More

Accompanied by police, some 150 Jewish extremists participate in a “protest” tour of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound against recent Muslim prayers in the Bab Ar-Rahmeh complex. Two of them are arrested on suspicion of praying during the tour. – Assaf Fried, spokesman for an association of Temple Mount activist groups,..Read More

Israeli forces assault dozens of worshipers, detain 17 of them, and seal off all of the Al-Aqsa Mosque gates, after a fire breakout at a nearby Israeli police station, which Israelis claim was caused by a firebomb thrown by Palestinians. – The Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine..Read More

Israeli police detain 17-year-old Nasrallah Abu Diab after raiding his family home on the Old City. He is released the next day, but banned from entering Jerusalem City. – The Jerusalem Magistrates Court postpones its decision on the closure of the Bab Ar-Rahmeh building for one week in order for..Read More

Jewish settlers from the Ateret Cohanim group move into the Al-Alami family house in the Old City’s Muslim Quarter near the Haram Ash-Sharif compound. The building was at the center of an affair in late 2018, in which the PA convicted East Jerusalem resident Issam Akel of selling land to..Read More

Israeli police allows 30 Jewish extremists to enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and perform Talmudic rituals near Bab Ar-Rahmeh. At the same time, Jewish ‘Temple Mount’ groups call for invading the building’s prayer area and a ban on the Waqf’s renovation works.

Israeli authorities deliver an order to Waqf Council chairman, Sheikh Abdel Athim Salhab, banning him from entry to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for 40 consecutive days. – Waqf Security guards banned by Israel from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound call on Muslims in Jerusalem to refrain from entering the Al-Aqsa..Read More

Palestinians banned by Israeli authorities over the past few days from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound perform Friday prayers at the Lions Gate in rejection of their ban. – Two members of the Waqf Council, Hatem Abdul Qader, former Minister for Jerusalem Affairs, and Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Chairman of..Read More

Ultra-Orthodox MK Yehuda Glick tours the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound alongside a group of Israeli rightwing extremists.

During predawn raids, Israeli authorities detain Waqf Council chairman, Sheikh Abdel-Azzim Salhab, and the Deputy Waqf Director in Jerusalem, Sheikh Najeh Bkeirat. They are later released, along with another four Palestinians, under the condition of being banned from entry to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for an entire week. – Waqf..Read More

Hundreds of Palestinian worshipers and activists break the seal off imposed on the Bab Ar-Rahmeh area on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, raise the Palestinian flag and perform Friday prayers inside the Gate’s building.

The Islamic Waqf Council places its own chain locks at the entrance of the Bab Ar-Rahmeh building and releases a statement (Decision #31/2019) in which it declared, inter alia, “all Israeli occupation authorities’ actions at the Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque, especially at Bab Al-Rahmah, null and void, and that these actions..Read More

About 60 Israeli extremists enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound accompanied by rabbis and escorted by Israeli forces and provocatively tour the site. – Clashes erupt when Israeli forces re-seal Bab Ar-Rahmeh, after a group of Palestinian youths able to break the lock and opened the gate for worshipers. Israeli forces assault..Read More

Israeli forces lock the upper entrance of the Bab Al-Rahmeh building with chains, which are later broken by thousands of worshippers who pray at the site, triggering a series of clashes with Israeli forces which resulted in the arrest of dozens of Palestinians.

The Islamic Waqf in Jerusalem, which oversees the day-to-day management of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under the auspices of the Jordanian government, announces the appointment of 7 new members to its Council, days after Jordan had announced that it would expand the council to 18, adding for the first time..Read More

Israeli Minister of Agriculture Uri Ariel tours the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound along with a group of Israeli settlers and under armed security by Israeli forces.

Some 48 Israeli extremists enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under heavy protection from Israeli forces and perform religious rituals at the site.

Israeli soldiers detain a Palestinian woman, Montaha Emara, as she is leaving AL-Aqsa Mosque.

Some 39 of Israeli extremists tour the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, while Israeli forces ban Waqf employees from entering the site. – Israeli Minister of Culture and Sport of Israel Miri Regev tours the streets of the Old City along with a camera crew, in order to shoot her political campaign..Read More

Some 85 Israeli settlers protected by over 100 Israeli forces provocatively tour the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

Israeli forces enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, take measurements and photograph its landmarks without any explanation. – Jewish groups tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in a provocative manner, escorted by Israeli forces.

Israeli forces and police raid the Marwani and Dome of the Rock mosques inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. An Israeli policeman also attempts to enter the Dome of the Rock mosque wearing a kippah; Israeli forces then impose closure on the compound for several hours.

The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) strongly condemns Israeli police forces’ breaking into Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and physically assaulting Sheikh Al-Kiswani.

Some 77 Israeli extremists, some of them rabbis, tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, provoking Muslim worshippers.

Israeli forces detain the head of the Waqf’s Media and Public Relations office, Firas Ad-Dibs, near Damascus Gate. – Israeli extremists tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and provocative enact Talmudic rituals.

Separate groups of over 100 Jewish extremists, including 67 Yeshiva students, escorted by Israeli police and five Americans tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in a provocative manner, partially trying to perform religious rituals, while Israeli police restrict the entry of Palestinian worshipers.

Jerusalem police chief Yoram Levy recommends that Israeli MKs increase their raids on Al-Aqsa Mosque.

The Israeli Jerusalem District Court decides to give the El-Ad settler group authority over the ruins of the Islamic Umayyad Palaces south of Haram Ash-Sharif (previously the company for Jewish quarter development was in charge and prior to that the municipality’s East Jerusalem Development Company).

Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, grants members of the Israeli Knesset (MKs) permission to visit Jerusalem’s Al-Haram Al-Sharif compound dismantles a previous agreement between Israel and Jordan put in place since 2015.

Occupation officials from the Israel Nature and Parks Authority storm the Islamic cemetery of Bab Al-Rahma, adjacent to the eastern wall of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, damaging graves.

An Israeli court rules that Jewish visitors storming Al-Aqsa Mosque can chant patriotic slogans as they do not count as religious prayers. The ruling came in favor of right-wing Jewish activist and lawyer Itamar Ben Gvir, who was briefly detained in 2015 for chanting “The people of Israel will live”..Read More

During a hearing on the police’s handling of three female Jewish settlers who were praying at Al-Aqsa, the Israeli Magistrate Court in Jerusalem determined that Jews have the same rights to pray at the gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque as Arabs and ruled that Jews can perform prayers there, which also..Read More

312 settlers entered Al-Aqsa Mosque, performing rituals in the sanctuary, while Muslim women were forcefully prevented from entering and worshipping.

Some 500 Jewish extremists storm the Al-Aqsa compound with some performing religious rituals outside its walls, the closest such ceremonies have ever been carried out to the mosque, and chanting pledges to build the Jewish temple mount at the site.

Israeli authorities prevent Christian worshippers from holding the Palm Sunday march in Jerusalem, arrest some of them, and confiscate Palestinian flags.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu lifts order which prohibited Israeli MKs from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque. Ultra-nationalist MK Yehuda Glick led 135 right-wing Israelis entering the compound and performed ‘prayers’ outside its gates.

Israel removed all remaining intrusive security measures at Al-Aqsa. – A statement, signed by 40 rabbis and instigated by far-right leader Rabbi Dov Lior and Chief Rabbinate Judge Rabbi Yisrael Rozen, insists that going to the Al-Aqsa compound to advance Jewish prayers is important to facilitate the broader Zionist project..Read More

Being prevented from praying for the second Friday in a row, Palestinians hold a Day of Rage outside Al-Aqsa Mosque. Four people are killed and hundreds injured in the ensuing clashes with Israeli forces.

Israeli authorities installed metal detectors and metal barriers at the gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound triggering an unprecedented 11-day protest by Palestinian Jerusalemites who refused to enter the side until the devices were removed and prayed in the streets around it instead.

Hundreds of settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque to mark ‘Jerusalem Day’ and 50 years since occupying East Jerusalem. It was reported to be the largest number of Jewish settlers to enter the Al-Aqsa compound at one time.

Following pressure from right-wing blocs, the Israeli Knesset decided to allow its Jewish members to enter the Muslim holy site of Al-Aqsa Mosque in cooperation with the police.

The Transfiguration Church on Mount of Olives is robbed and desecrated.

Extremist Jewish groups call for a collective storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque on the occasion of the new Jewish year.  

Israeli police entered an electric car into the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Israeli forces installed two new cameras over the gate of Al-Ghawanmeh on the roof of the Omariyah School.

Israeli forces exiled the Head of the Waqf Properties Department Dr. Sheikh Najeh Bkeirat from Al-Aqsa Mosque for 6 months for “political reasons”. –  Israeli police hindered the Waqf technical teams to restore one of the terraces in Al-Aqsa Mosque.

The leader of the far right Lehava organization, Bentzi Gopstein, calls for banning Christmas celebrations, describing Christians as vampire bats.

Amid a wave of political unrest across the occupied Palestinian territory,Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a ban on all Israeli Knesset members and governmental ministers from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

Israeli forces prohibited women and children from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque.

On the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, settler groups protected by the security forces provoke worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Israeli police attacked and beat worshippers in Al-Aqsa Mosque after they confronted Jewish groups attempting hold Jewish Passover events at the site.

According to press reports the Israeli excavations under Al-Aqsa Mosque threaten part of Al-Buraq Wall to collapse.

Israeli forces hand five Palestinian youth of Jerusalem military orders banning them from Al-Aqsa Mosque for three months.

Israeli forces deny all Palestinian women access to Al-Aqsa Mosque, while men are only allowed if they leave their ID cards at inspection stations manned by Israeli troops and police officers.

Dozens of Palestinians are injured during clashes at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, which remains closed to men under 50. Israeli forces raid Al-Qibli Mosque, where Muslims conduct Friday prayers, and close it with chains and steel barriers as right-wing Jews prepare to tour the compound. Jordan recalls its ambassador from Tel..Read More

Israeli forces continue to impose restrictions on Palestinian access to Al-Aqsa Mos­que compound, closing the majority of entry gates and denying entry to men under 40.

Israeli authorities impose strict restrictions on Palestinian worshippers allowing only those above 50 years to enter Al-Aqsa Mosque for Friday prayers.

Right-wing Jewish activist Yehuda Glick is shot and injured at a rally outside the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem that followed after a conference focused on the recon­struction of a Jewish temple on top of the al-Aqsa Mosque. The alleged perpetrator, Mutaz Hijazi, is killed a few hours later..Read More

Tensions run high at Al-Aqsa compound as another group of right-wing Israeli Jews enters the area under heavy police escort.

Israeli forces detain 17 Palestinians during renewed clashes following a day of un­rest in the city triggered by Israel restricting access to Al-Aqsa Mosque for Palestinians while allowing 100 Israelis to tour the compound.

Hundreds of Israeli police raid Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, leading to clashes with Palestinian worshipers.

Israeli forces storm Al-Aqsa Compound ahead of expected visits by right-wing Israelis on the occasion of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, forcibly removing Palestinian worshipers, attacking some of them with clubs. This triggers clashes with worshipers throwing stones and soldiers firing tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets, injuring dozens..Read More

A group of over 80 Israeli rightists tour Al-Aqsa compound escorted by armed Israeli police.

Thousands of Palestinians pray in the streets in Ras Al-Amud, Wadi Al-Joz, Salah Eddin Street, and in the alleyways of the Old City as Israel prohibits men under 50 from en­tering Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for Friday prayers and deploys forces heavily around East Jerusalem.

Israeli police escorted right-wing deputy Knesset speaker Moshe Feiglin and a group of Jewish extremists into Al-Aqsa compound where they perform provocative reli­gious rites.

Israeli forces deny Muslim women entry into Al-Aqsa Mosque compound while al­lowing Israeli Jews to tour the site.

Palestinian women are forced to pray at the doors of Al-Aqsa compound for the second day in a row after Israeli police restricts women of all ages as well as men under 30 from entering the site.

Israeli settlers tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound escorted by security forces. Palestinians under the age of 50 are meanwhile prevented from entering.

Israeli forces prevent dozens of Palestinians from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque while Israeli settlers enter from Al-Maghariba Gate and tour the compound.

Israeli forces prevent Palestinians from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque, while allowing rightwing Israelis to tour the site.

Clashes erupt between at Al-Aqsa Mosque after Israeli forces storm the courtyard to evacuate it from Palestinians, while Israeli settlers enter the site and tour it.

Israeli forces prevent dozens of Palestinians from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Israeli forces enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and fire rubber bullets at Palestinians, injuring at least 30. Clashes erupt at Bab Hutta area in the Old City,Wadi Al-Joz, As-Suwaneh, At-Tur, Silwan, Al-Issawiya and Shu’fat camp, causing further injuries.

Clashes between Palestinian worshippers and Israeli police break out at Al-Aqsa Mosque when right-wing deputy Knesset speaker Moshe Feiglin enters the compound and prepares for a TV interview.

For the second Friday in a row, Israeli forces turn Jerusalem into a military base and impose restrictions on Palestinian worshipers trying to pray at Al-Aqsa compound, limiting access to those over 50 and setting set up barricades in and around the Old City.

Only some 8,000 Palestinian worshipers attended the Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mos­que due to Israeli restrictions and out for fear of clashes with Israeli forces. On the same day last year police reported 80,000 worshippers.

Palestinian supreme judge and former Waqf Minister Mahmoud Habbash and his escorts are attacked at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound by what is widely believed to be suppor­ters of Hamas and Hizb At-Tahrir.

Israeli police detains four Palestinian children, aged 10-14, from Al-Aqsa Com­pound, while they were flying a kite.

Twenty-eight Palestinians are injured and eight detained during clashes that break out after Israeli forces storm Al-Aqsa Mosque compound after Friday prayers.

Israeli police prevents some 200 women from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, insist­ing that they deposit her ID card before going inside, although knowing that the IDs had been seized by police a day before.

An extremist Jewish organization leaves leaflets in Hebrew all over the Old City calling for the demolition of Al-Aqsa Mosque, scattered in all roads and alleys including the alleys leading to al-Aqsa Mosque.

Israeli police forbids worshipers under the age of 50 from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Dozens of Palestinian worshipers are wounded and dozens are detained after clashes broke out at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound with Israeli forces who had stormed the courtyards firing stun grenades and rubber-coated bullets.

Dozens of worshipers are hurt in fierce clashes when Israeli forces storm Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and deploy in at the site, firing stun grenades and rubber-coated bullets at worshipers and denying Palestinians entry to the compound.

Israeli police ban seven Palestinians from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque for 17 days.

A group of 19 Jewish enters Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under the guard of Israeli police officers and tour the area.

Following a visit by right-wing Israeli MK Moshe Feiglin and a number of other right-wing politicians, clashes break out between Palestinian worshipers and Israeli forces in Al-Aqsa compound.

Israeli special forces storm Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and injure four worshi­pers, throwing stun grenades and shooting rubber bullets.

Temple Institute director Yehuda Glick enters Al-Aqsa Mosque compound along with two ultra-Orthodox Jewish rabbis and escorted by Israeli police officers to tour the site.

An Israeli court sentences Islamic Movement in Israel leader Sheikh Raed Salah to eight months in prison for inciting Muslims to vi­olence over Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque.

The Knesset holds its first-ever plenum hearing on abrogating Waqf administration and Jordanian custodianship over the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in favor of Israeli sovereignty.

Some 50 Palestinians spend the night inside Al-Aqsa compound in protest of an Israeli Knesset debate, scheduled for the next day, over a plan to place the holy site under full Israeli jurisdiction, and in reaction to reports that Israeli rightist organizations plan to raise Israeli flags inside the compound.

Right-wing MK Moshe Feiglin, escorted by Israeli police, enters Al-Aqsa compound through Al-Mughrabi Gate and tours the site. Feiglin had initiated a Knesset debate, calling for full Israeli sovereignty over the compound.

Around 30 Israeli intelligence officers enter Al-Aqsa, tour the compound and raid the Dome of the Rock. – A group of 17 Israelis enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under armed guard.

Al-Aqsa guards thwarted an attempt by settlers to take Israeli flags into Al-Aqsa.

Israeli settlers escorted by Israeli forces enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and tour the site.

Israeli archaeological teams have started new excavations near the Silwan tunnel, which runs from Al-Aqsa Mosque to Silwan as part of the Israeli project to build a biblical park in the area. -Israeli settlers escorted by Israeli forces enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and tour the site.

Israeli settlers escorted by Israeli forces enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and tour the site.

Israeli settlers escorted by Israeli forces enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and tour the site, trying to perform religious rituals.

In its capacity as custodian of Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem, Jordan demands that Israel remove surveillance cameras at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

Israeli authorities install surveillance cameras inside the Al-Aqsa compound to monitor Waqf officials and worshippers.

An Israeli group led by Rabbi Yehuda Glick, Chair of the Temple Mount Heritage Fund, enter the Al-Aqsa compound escorted by police, setting off provocative fireworks amidst Palestinian worshippers, whose identity cards are checked at the gates.

Israeli police detains two female Palestinian teachers upon entering Al-Aqsa compound where they lecture. – Over 17 Jewish extremists enter Al-Aqsa Mosque from the Moroccan Gate, and toured the compound.

Escorted by 33 Israeli intelligence officers over 70 Jewish right-wingers enter Al-Aqsa compound, led by the chairman of the Temple Mount Heritage Fund Yehuda Glick, who was allowed to enter the compound after serving only one month of a 6-month ban to do so.

Arab-Israeli MKs are expelled from a Knesset meeting discussing plans to allow Jews to pray in the Al-Haram Al-Sharif compound, which they protested as a desecration of an Islamic holy site.

Around 63 Israeli rightists enter Al-Aqsa compound under armed guard and tour the compound in three groups.

Jewish groups enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound through Al-Mughrabi Gate and perform religious rituals.

Israeli police ban Muslims under the age of 50 from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque for Friday prayers.

Israeli forces evacuate Al-Aqsa compound, including schools, prevent Palestinian worshipers from entering, and raid the area, injuring several Palestinian worshipers.

Some 150 Israeli rightists enter Al-Aqsa compound in separate groups under armed guard and perform religious rituals in the area.

Israeli Housing Minister Uri Ariel of the far-right Jewish Home Party tours Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under heavy Israeli police guard, heading a tour group of some 100 right-wing Jews.

Palestinian youths and Israeli police clash at Al-Aqsa Mosque; at least 15 Palestinians are arrested and over 50 injured.

Israeli forces raid the Bab Hutta neighborhood and detain 11 Palestinians for questioning on charges of incitement and throwing rocks. They are released on bail to house arrest and are banned from Al-Aqsa compound for 15 days. Four other Palestinians from the Old City are also arrested while three others..Read More

Around 65 Jewish extremists enter Al-Aqsa Mosque, escorted by Israeli police, and tour the compound.

Jews demanding access to Al-Aqsa compound demonstratein front of the Mughrabi Gate protesting, in part, the compound’s closure to Jews during the last two weeks of Ramadan.

Israeli Army Radio reveals that the Israel government is providing funding for the well-financed far right-wing Temple Institute, which aims “to see Israel rebuild the Holy Temple on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem, in accord with the Biblical commandments.”

On the Jewish holy day of Tisha b’Av, Deputy Foreign Minister Zeev Elkin (Likud) Elkin tries to visit Al-Aqsa compound together with right-wing MK Shuli Mualem-Rafaeli (Bayit Yehudi), and a large group of activists but is prevented by Israeli security.

After detaining and interrogating her for hours, Israeli police bans female teacher Um Radwan for three months from Al-Aqsa Mosque, where she leads guided tours for students.

Palestinian worshipers and guards confront Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Zeev Elkin during a visit to Al-Aqsa compound, accompanied by a group of settlers and armed Israeli forces. Soon afterwards a group of 50 settlers enters the area, including Likud official Yehuda Glick.

Dozens of Israelis enter Al-Aqsa compound under armed guard and tour the site.

Tens of thousands of Palestinians perform prayers in Al-Aqsa Mosque on the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, although Israel limited entry by men to those over 40 years of age.

Some 100 extremist Jews, escorted by Israeli police, enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound through Al-Mughrabi Gate, later leaving through the Chain Gate chanting anti-Arab slogans.

Israel bans 25 Al-Aqsa compound guards from the vicinity of the mosque for varying periods of time for trying to stop rightists from entering the compound.

Israeli security forces and right-wing Jews tour Al-Aqsa Mosque compound accompanied by intelligence officials.

Israeli police closes Al-Aqsa Mosque, banning non-Muslim visitors from the compound “to prevent incidents” following a security assessment over the last 24 to 48 hours.

As a group of around 40 Jewish settlers accompanied by police enter Al-Aqsa compound through the Mughrabi Gate and tour the site to commemorate the eve of “Jerusalem Day,” special Israeli forces stormed the compound and assaulted worshipers. – Speaking to The Times of Israel news site, WJM mayor Bir..Read More

Israeli police limits men’s access to Al-Aqsa Mosque to Jerusalem ID card holders over the age of 50 and deploys reinforcements in Jerusalem, fearing protests at Al-Aqsa in the wake of a prisoner’s death. – An Israeli special force unit wearing Palestinian scarves infiltrate Al-Issawiya and confront youth, injuring at..Read More

Dozens of Jewish settlers enter Al-Aqsa compound from Al-Magharbeh Gate. Israeli forces arrest10 Palestinians for throwing stones at groups of Jews visiting Al-Aqsa compound.

Accompanied by Israeli forces, over 170 Jewish right-wing extremists enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound through Al-Mughrabi Gate to worship during the Jewish holiday of Passover, while several young Muslims are forcibly banned or evicted from the compound.

Israeli authorities renew the order banning Sheikh Najih Bkeirat, director of Al-Aqsa Mosque, from the Al-Aqsa compound for another six months.

Israeli forces evacuate Muslim worshipers at Al-Aqsa Mosque when a group of some 40 Jewish worshipers enter the compound to perform Jewish prayers at the site. – For the second day in a row, Israeli forces ban Palestinians aged under 45 from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Israeli forces close Al-Aqsa Mosque and prevent Palestinian worshipers from entering.

Escroted by Israeli police, over 100 Jews, including Likud MK Moshe Feiglin, enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound to perform religious rituals, triggering clashes with Palestinian worshippers.

Around 80 settlers enter Al-Aqsa Mosque on the occasion of the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur and perform religious rituals, while Israeli forces ban Muslims under 45 years from entering.

Israeli authorities restrict access to Al-Aqsa Mosque to Palestinian worshippers under 45 years of age.

Likud party member Moshe Feiglin, escorted by settlers and Israeli forces, enters the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound to perform “Talmudic rituals”.

Jewish extremists throw stones and bottles at the Roman Church in Jerusalem, causing damage to its entrance.

MK Zevulun Orlev calls for a law to rebuild the Third Temple in Jerusalem atop Al-Haram Ash-Sharif. – Dozens of extremist settlers protected by police force their way into the Al-Aqsa courtyards, provoking Muslim worshippers.

PA President Abbas says that visits to Al-Aqsa Mosque by high-level Arab personalities should not be seen as acceptance of Israel’s prolonged occupation and renews his call on Arabs and Muslims all over the world to visit Jerusalem.

Dozens of settlers, accompanied by Israeli police, enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound to perform religious rituals in celebration of Passover.

Israeli police chief, Niso Shaham, continues a ban forbidding non-Muslims from praying at the Al-Aqsa Mosque site.

Eight Israelis and a group of tourists, escorted by over 40 Israeli soldiers, tour the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Later, another 22 Israeli women follow and clash with Palestinian female worshippers. Israeli forces detain three Palestinians. Afterwards, police blocks entry to people under 40 years of age.

Israeli police arrested 13 Palestinians on the grounds of the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex after police and tourists visiting the site were attacked with stones, a police spokesman said. (AFP)

Jewish extremists write slogans insulting to Christ at the entrance door of a Franciscan monastery on the Mount of Olives.

Groups of Jewish extremists enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and tour its yard under police protection.  

WJM Council member Sasson Gabai calls for the closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque to all Muslim worshippers in an attempt to pressure Muslims into accepting the demolition of the bridge of the historic Al-Mughrabi Gate.

Prime Minister Netanyahu delays the demolition of the wooden Mughrabi access ramp to avoid enraging Muslims.

Israel limits access to Al-Aqsa Mosque to Jerusalemite men over the age of 45 for fear of violence during the prayer a day ahead of Yom Kippur.

Small groups of right-wing Israelis enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and roam around accompanied by Israeli police and a heavy military presence.

Israeli police forcibly remove worshippers from the Haram Ash-Sharif compound.

Israeli police limit access to Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for Muslim men under the age of 45.

Scores of Palestinians perform dawn prayers outside the Old City after being prevented by Israeli police from reaching Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Israel has given preliminary approval for renovations of the ramp near the Mughrabi Gate.

Israeli forces prevent Palestinian youths from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque to perform Friday prayer.

Israeli archaeologists have finished work on a controversial tunnel running from a site close to Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Israeli forces close all but two doors of Al-Aqsa Mosque and forbid entry to people under 40 years, while an estimated 55 Jewish extremists, accompanied by Israeli guards, invade the compound for Hanukkah rituals, causing high tension.

Extremist Jews burn a church on Al-Anbiya Street in Jerusalem.

Haaretz reports about WJM plans to break down part of the Old City walls to create a gate to accommodate Jewish worshippers near the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

Dozens of Israeli settlers, escorted by Israeli forces, enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, as Jews mark the end of the Sukkot holiday.

Israeli police restrict the entry of male worshippers to those 50 years and older.

Likud MK, Danny Danon stormed Al-Aqsa along with a number of fellow parliamentarians.

Israel’s Interior Min. renews a military order banning Fateh Jerusalem Affairs official Hatem Abdel Qader from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for a further six months.

Israeli forces storm Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and raid several homes in the Old City, arresting dozens of Palestinians.

Dozens of Palestinians are injured as Israeli forces raid Al-Aqsa Mosque compound following Friday prayers, firing tear gas, rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades.

A street collapses near the entrance of the Khan Az-Zeit market in the Old City due to Israeli excavations in the area.

Sheikh Tayseer Tamimi, the PA’s chief Islamic judge, warns that the Al-Aqsa Mosque suffered from cracks in the walls as a result of Israel’s excavations below it.

The Aqsa Foundation for Waqf and Heritage said that large-scale Israeli excavations were being done in the area adjacent to the southern wall of Al-Aqsa Mosque, known as the Umayyad Palaces area.

Palestinian security guards at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound stop an Israeli man with a machine gun attempting to reach the area using a ladder and hand him over to Israeli police.

Palestinians protesters clash with Israeli forces near the Old City’s Lion’s Gate, when Israeli forces attempted to evacuate and detain about 200 Muslim worshippers holed up in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

A special Israeli police unit enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and tour it.

Israeli authorities begin excavations to build a tunnel heading from Silwan toward Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Israeli police allows 45 far-right Israelis to enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, marking Ninth of the month of Av on the Jewish calendar, which is observed in commemoration of the destruction of the first and second Jewish Temples.

Israeli Internal Security Min. Yitzhak Aharonovitch of the ultra right-wing Israel Beitenu Party enters Al-Aqsa compound under heavy guard and accompanied by Police Commissioner Dudi Cohen and Jerusalem District Police Chief Aharon Franco.

Dozens of Palestinians gather at the Al-Aqsa Mosque to prevent members of the Chabad movement from entering it after they were asked “conquer and Judaize the holiest place on earth, which was being desecrated in such a disgraceful and shameful way.” Jerusalem residents under 50 are banned from entering the..Read More

Dozens of Jewish settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque compound to perform prayers on the occasion of “Passover.” The Israeli police did not stop them but arrest Palestinians who come to protect Al-Aqsa.

Al-Quds quotes Al-Aqsa Foundation as reporting that Israel plans to open two new tunnels of 56 and 22 meters length to link the Old City’s Sharaf quarter with the square west of Al-Aqsa Mosque to protect settlers commuting between Silwan and the Old City.

Israel allows hundreds of tourists wearing “revealing clothes” into Al-Aqsa compound as a group of 30 Jewish extremists.

The “Ohel Yitzhak” synagogue is opened in the Old City’s Muslim Quarter, located between the Cotton Merchants Gate and the Heavy Chain Gate, only 80 m from the Haram Ash-Sharif, creating outrage among Muslim, Christian and Greek Orthodox residents and religious officials, who set up an emergency meeting to condemn..Read More

The Aqsa Foundation for Endowment and Heritage reveals Israeli plans to open a synagogue on Wad Street near Hamam Al-Ein, close to Al-Aqsa Mosque, and connect it to a tunnel underneath it.

Israeli authorities install cameras at Lion’s Gate in a bid to further control the entry of worshippers to Al-Aqsa Mosque.

For the second time in two years, religious-Zionist rabbis enter the Haram Ash-Sharif.

Under the protection of Israeli soldiers, a group of settlers push their way into Al-Aqsa compound and try to conduct religious practices there.

The Western Wall Heritage Foundation is planning an underground passage in Jerusalem’s Old City to link the reconstructed Ohel Yitzhak synagogue in the Muslim Quarter with the Western Wall tunnels in the Jewish Quarter, passing by 100 meters west of Al-Aqsa compound.

Israel deploys 4,000 police officers around the walls of Al-Aqsa Mosque during the third Friday prayer of Ramadan. Crowds of worshippers, after being denied entrance to Jerusalem, attend prayers at Qalandia checkpoint.

Israeli forces impose further regulations on the entry of Palestinian worshippers to Jerusalem for Friday prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque: men from 16 to 50 and women from 16 to 45 must get prior permission from the Israeli authorities. Children under 16 can only enter Jerusalem with their parents, if their..Read More

Some 300 Jewish extremists storm Al-Aqsa compound and perform suspicious religious rituals.

The guards of Al-Aqsa Mosque stop an attempt by Israeli extremists to hang the Ten Commandments on Al-Mughrabi Gate entrance to the Haram Ash-Sharif.

Israeli authorities issue an order prohibiting Palestinian men under 45 years from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque for Friday prayers.

Thousands of Israeli forces are deployed around the entrances to the Haram Ash-Sharif, preventing worshippers from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Clashes break out in the Old City as Palestinian worshippers arrive for Friday prayers and protest against Israel’s ongoing excavations in the environs of Al-Aqsa Mosque. Israeli forces impose a curfew on Palestinian neighborhoods as a “precautionary measure.”

The Israeli govt. begins excavations on the Mughrabi Gate entrance to the Haram Ash-Sharif, leading to demonstrations in the Palestinian Territories and in the wider Muslim world.

Hundreds of Palestinians riot to protest entry restrictions to Al-Haram Ash-Sharif for Friday prayers.

Israeli police use stun grenades to disperse hundreds of Palestinian youths trying to gain access to the Al-Aqsa Mosque for Friday prayers and ending up praying in the streets outside the compound.

Israeli authorities decide to close the Al-Haram Ash-Sharif to visitors due to warnings of planned attacks to coincide with the Israeli elections.

OIC Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Ekmeleddin Igsanoglu expresses grave concern at the deteriorating conditions of religious and historical sites in Jerusalem, particularly due to Israeli excavations underneath the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the wall of the Old City.

Yerushalaim reports that WJM mayor Uri Lupolianski has proposed a plan to transfer some East Jerusalem neighborhoods to the PA in exchange for complete Israeli control of the Old City, incl. Haram Ash-Sharif.

WJM Police and the Shin Bet reveal that five Jews were arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque to disrupt the disengagement plan. All five were released soon after.