Israeli continues to close Aqsa Mosque to Muslim worshipers

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (Palestine Foundation Information Center) The Israeli occupation police continued on Monday to close the Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem and prevent Muslim worshipers from entering it for prayers.

After reopening it to Muslim worshipers for a few days, the Israeli police re-closed the Aqsa Mosque on Sunday morning.

Last Wednesday evening, the Israeli police partially reopened the gates of the Aqsa Mosque after nearly six days of complete closure.

On Sunday morning, Israeli forces reinstated the full closure of the Aqsa Mosque, barring worshipers from entry except for mosque guards and Islamic Awqaf staff.

The closure followed an overnight violent raid by Israeli police, during which they stormed prayer halls, ransacked sacred spaces, and removed worshipers by force. They also arrested four mosque guards while others were interrogated on-site.

As the Israeli occupation regime launched its war on Iran, its police forces shut the gates of the Aqsa Mosque — Islam’s first Qibla — barring Friday prayers on June 13, 2025, and keeping it entirely closed since.