Mosque

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the bombing as Taliban officials have played down the threat from the terror group.

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that left dozens dead, even more wounded.

The building, with a tall square tower, will contain separate rooms for religious services and a common area for meeting.

CFCM president called his worshipers to recognize the significance of Al-Aqsa Mosque & Jerusalem in the Muslim religion only a few months after standing against politics in places of worship.

Hamas and other Gaza-based terror groups called for “stepping up the Jerusalem uprising and threatened to respond to Israeli “aggression” against the Palestinians.

The most controversial incident of the night was one in which Israeli officers appear to throw stun grenades directly into al-Aqsa Mosque, as Muslim worshippers were praying.

An official from the PA and a senior official with the Jordanian-controlled Administration of Jerusalem’s Wakf and al-Aqsa Mosque Affairs said they were unaware of any such request.

The excavations estimate that what was unearthed underneath the structure — the outer layer of a mosque — might actually date back to 635 CE, possibly constructed by a friend of the Prophet Muhammad.

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The city has not had a formal mosque since 200 years ago.