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What is Ramadan, the holiest month in Islam? - explainer

Although many non-Muslims see the main focus of the month in daily fasting, Islam encourages its followers to better themselves through different means, including increased prayer and charity.

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
Muslim worshippers pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City, marking the beginning of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, February 17, 2026.
THE TEMPLE MOUNT, which Muslims call the Haram al-Sharif, is holy to both Jews and Muslims and has been a flashpoint since 1967.

Jews pray on Jerusalem's Temple Mount as decades-old status quo begins to shift

Police are allowing limited Jewish prayer on Temple Mount, marking the most significant shift to the status quo since 1967 - and stirring quiet tension on one of the world’s most contested sites.

|ByLINDA GRADSTEIN
Former hostage Eitan Mor attends a conference titled “Gaza: The Day After” at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, on January 12, 2026.

First values, then holy places: Lesson from Sinai and Jerusalem - opinion

A hostage’s testimony and Parashat Yitro show that the Torah places values before territory.

|ByLEO DEE
Screenchot of Sanam's TikTok over a backdrop of travelers at Ben-Gurion Airport.

British Muslim woman faces backlash after posting positive experience at Ben-Gurion Airport

“They gave me a coffee, they gave me a cheese sandwich… we weren't strip-searched or anything like that, it was all good,” Sanam said.

|BySHIR PERETS

Violent clashes erupt between police, Palestinians in al-Aqsa

Palestinians barricaded in al-Aqsa fired fireworks and threw stones at Israeli forces who entered the mosque to remove them.

APRIL 4, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
A Palestinian man prays as Israeli police gather during clashes at the compound that houses Al-Aqsa Mosque, known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount. May 7, 2021.

No security footage of alleged terror attack in Old City, police say

Muhammad al-Osaibi's family stressed that was not a terrorist, saying he was a "normal kid, a medical student in Romania who returned home for a month."

APRIL 1, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Israeli police walk near a security incident scene near the compound known to Muslims as Al-Aqsa or the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, April 1, 2023.

Over 200,000 Palestinians at al-Aqsa for second Friday prayers of Ramadan

2,300 Border Police officers operated in the Jerusalem area and the West Bank on Friday in preparation for the Friday prayers.

MARCH 31, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Worshippers pray on the first Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in front of the Dome of the Rock, on the compound known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, March 24, 2023

Police enter al-Aqsa, remove Palestinians barricaded in mosque

Video from the scene showed Muslim men and women praying, shouting at police officers as the officers removed worshippers.

MARCH 26, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Palestinian worshippers perform Taraweeh prayers at the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at the al-Aqsa mosque on Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, March 22, 2023.

Amid Ramadan, Israelis and Palestinians are playing with fire

PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS: Both Israelis and Palestinians are aware that any small incident could lead to an explosion during the holy month

MARCH 24, 2023ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
PALESTINIANS GATHER at Damascus Gate at the beginning of Ramadan in Jerusalem’s Old City, Wednesday.

100,000 Palestinians arrive at al-Aqsa in peaceful Ramadan Friday prayers

Tens of thousands gathered to pray on the first Friday of Ramadan as the minister held a situational assessment with Israel Police officials.

MARCH 24, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Worshippers pray on the first Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in front of the Dome of the Rock, on the compound known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, March 24, 2023

Israel Police to secure thousands of Muslim worshippers on first Friday of Ramadan

Israel Police announced that a reinforcement of over 2,300 police officers and Border Police officers will be deployed in Jerusalem on Friday to maintain the peace.

MARCH 23, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Palestinians perform dawn prayers during the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan by the Dome of the Rock on the compound known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City March 24, 2023.

Activists offer to pay Arabs to store Paschal lambs near Temple Mount

The "Beyadenu" movement announced this week that it would be organizing a visit to the Temple Mount on Rosh Chodesh Nissan.

MARCH 22, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Temple Mount group offers NIS 10,000 for Pascal lamb sacrifice.

Iran is growing a Shi'ite nucleus in Israel, manipulates internal strife - opinion

Iran, discontent with their current regime of torture, is attempting to expand their influence in Israel.

MARCH 10, 2023ByRUTH WASSERMAN LANDE
A PERSON is lifted to an ambulance outside a girls’ school after reports of poisoning in Ardabil, Iran, in this still image from an undated video released last week.

Israel looks to spark religious war over al-Aqsa, Jordan warns UNSC

Jordan is not a member of the UNSC but was allowed to speak during the day-long debate which was open to all UNSC member states.

JANUARY 19, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Muslims pray on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City January 6, 2023.