Temple mount access

Israel to allow up to 10,000 Palestinians to ascend Temple Mount per day during Ramadan

Up to 10,000 Palestinians per day will access the Temple Mount during Ramadan, with age restrictions in place and mandatory digital documentation at crossings, subject to security approval.

Muslim worshippers attend the last Friday prayers of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, March 28, 2025.
Jews visit the Temple Mount, the site where the First and Second Temples once stood. Holy to both Jews and Muslims, it has been a flashpoint since 1967.

Israeli activist group decries 'aggressive policy on the Temple Mount' ahead of Ramadan

Temple Mount

Temple Mount’s delicate balance tested as Jewish prayer, Ramadan crowds meet

Pessah cleaning at Western Wall

Refurbishment work begins at Little Kotel in Muslim Quarter – report


Knesset panel upholds ban on MKs on Temple Mount, despite police outline

The committee will reconsider the decision when the police decides it is safe to allow MKs to visit the holy site.

The Temple Mount complex in Jerusalem

Police allow return of MKs to Temple Mount

Ban expected to be lifted, first for Muslim MKs on Ramadan, then for all lawmakers.

Aerial view of Temple Mount

Joint List MK calls to lift ban on politicians’ Temple Mount visits

MKs from the Islamic Movement-affiliated UAL party within the Joint List said they would visit the Temple Mount during Ramadan despite the ban.

Israeli Arab lawmakers from the Joint List (from L to R) Osama Saadi, Ahmed Tibi, Ayman Odeh, Masud Ganaim and Haneen Zoabi stand in front of the Dome of the Rock

Austrian presidential candidate accused of lying about terror incident on temple mount

A video posted online by Israeli media appears to indicate that the event did take place.

Norbert Hofer

VIDEO: Muslim worshipers attack Jews trying to pray on Temple Mount

Israeli authorities evicted eight Jews from the Temple Mount complex in response to what security forces said was inappropriate behavior at the holy site.

A still from Arab TV footage showing Muslim worshipers on the Temple Mount attack a small group of Jews, April 26, 2016

Two Temples, Two Mosques and Two Cafes

The Jerusalem Post

The Temple Mount – What next?

The State of Israel has carefully protected the religious rights of the Muslims at the Temple Mount, through forbidding the same rights of the Jews.

Al Aksa Mosque

Palestinian FM says surveillance on Temple Mount 'a new trap by Israelis'

"This is a new trap," Palestinian FM Riyad al-Maliki said on Voice of Palestine radio, accusing Israel of planning to use such footage to arrest Muslim worshippers believed to be inciting against it.

A Border Police officer overlooks Temple Mount and the Western Wall

Quo Vadis Status Quo?

The Jerusalem Post

Jordan scolds Israel for 'storming' Muslim holy sites on Temple Mount

Israeli police raided the plaza outside Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque on Sunday in what they said was a bid to head off Palestinian attempts to disrupt visits by Jews and foreign tourists.

Jordanian riot police stand guard in front of a Jordanian flag as protesters hold a demonstration against Israel in Amman