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Israel Bans Non-Muslim Visits to Al-Aqsa Compound until Ramadan End

Palestinian Muslim devotees perform an evening prayer known as "Tarawih" outside the Dome of the Rock shrine in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, on April 8, 2023. (AFP)
Palestinian Muslim devotees perform an evening prayer known as "Tarawih" outside the Dome of the Rock shrine in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, on April 8, 2023. (AFP)
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Israel Bans Non-Muslim Visits to Al-Aqsa Compound until Ramadan End

Palestinian Muslim devotees perform an evening prayer known as "Tarawih" outside the Dome of the Rock shrine in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, on April 8, 2023. (AFP)
Palestinian Muslim devotees perform an evening prayer known as "Tarawih" outside the Dome of the Rock shrine in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, on April 8, 2023. (AFP)

Jewish visitors and tourists will be banned from the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem until the end of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, a statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Tuesday.

An Israeli police raid at the site last week triggered rocket attacks on Israel from Gaza, Lebanon and Syria that were met with Israeli strikes.

In previous years Israel has banned Jewish visits to the compound in the last 10 days of Ramadan.

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UK FM Calls Israeli Attacks on Gaza Hospital 'Deplorable'

Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, on October 31, 2024. © AFP file photo
Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, on October 31, 2024. © AFP file photo
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UK FM Calls Israeli Attacks on Gaza Hospital 'Deplorable'

Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, on October 31, 2024. © AFP file photo
Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, on October 31, 2024. © AFP file photo

British foreign minister David Lammy condemned Israel's attacks on medical facilities in Gaza on Sunday after two Israeli missiles hit a building inside a Gaza hospital.

"Israel's attacks on medical facilities have comprehensively degraded access to healthcare in Gaza," Lammy said in a short post on social media, Reuters reported.

"Al-Ahli Hospital has been attacked repeatedly since the conflict began. These deplorable attacks must end. Diplomacy, not more bloodshed, is how we will achieve a lasting peace."