Palestinian Muslims gather and enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as it reopens for worship after 41 days of closure following Israeli attacks on Iran carried out with the United States in the Old City of East Jerusalem on April 9, 2026, Anadolu reports. The gates of the Haram… pic.twitter.com/RfmETqmHnf — Middle East Monitor (@MiddleEastMnt) April 9, 2026 Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem was reopened to Muslim worshippers Thursday following a 40-day closure imposed by Israel amid joint US-Israeli military actions against Iran, Anadolu reports. According to an Anadolu correspondent on the ground, the mosque, located in the Old City, was reopened at dawn, allowing hundreds of Palestinian Muslims to enter the Al-Haram al-Sharif compound. As the gates were opened […]
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