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Groups enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during Sukkot holiday

Hundreds of Israeli visitors entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem under police escort on Wednesday morning during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, according to a Jerusalem Islamic Waqf official. The official reported that the individuals performed rituals, prayers, and singing inside the site. It is not confirmed how many people took part in total or whether Israeli authorities have issued an official statement regarding the event.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
3 differing positions reported on attribution across 4 publishers; unresolved.
  • memonitorIsraeli occupiers
  • aljazeeraIsraelis
  • middleeasteyeEgypt
  • expressIsraeli occupiers
3 differing positions reported on location across 4 publishers; unresolved.
  • memonitorAl-Aqsa
  • aljazeeraAl-Aqsa Mosque compound
  • middleeasteyeAl-Aqsa Mosque
  • expressAl-Aqsa
WhereEast Jerusalem
31.783, 35.234 ±10 km
First reported24 days ago
Published2026-09-30 19:50 UTC
Sources4
How this travelled.
Reports6Independent tellings4
4 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Groups enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during Sukkot holiday. 2026-09-30T19:50:53.250Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:4170. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-30/hundreds-of-israelis-storm-al-aqsa-mosque-compound-fc6f2f02

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