Al-Aqsa mosque

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Context

• Clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police at Al-Aqsa mosque compound injured 42 people on the last Friday of Ramadan.

Al-Aqsa Mosque

• Al-Aqsa Mosque ("the Farthest Mosque"), located in the Old City of Jerusalem, is the third holiest site in Islam.
• The mosque was built on top of the Temple Mount, known as the Al Aqsa Compound or Haram esh-Sharif in Islam, several decades after Muhammad's death.
• Modern Muslims believe that Muhammad was transported from the Great Mosque of Mecca to this location during the Night Journey. Islamic tradition holds that Muhammad led prayers towards this site until the 16th or 17th month after his migration from Mecca to Medina, when Allah directed him to instead turn towards the Kaaba in Mecca.

Jerusalem

• Jerusalem is a city in Western Asia.
• Situated on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea, it is one of the oldest cities in the world.
• Jerusalem is situated on the southern spur of a plateau in the Judaean Mountains, which include the Mount of Olives (East) and Mount Scopus (North East).
• It is considered holy for the three major Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
• The city straddles the Green Line between Israel and the West Bank.
• Both Israelis and Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their capital.
• Due to this long-running dispute, neither claim is widely recognized internationally.
• The Old City became a World Heritage Site in 1981, and has been on the List of World Heritage in Danger since 1982.
• Mount Herzl, at the western side of the city near the Jerusalem Forest, serves as the national cemetery of Israel.
• The city is characterized by a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa), with hot, dry summers, and mild, wet winters.

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