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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - Muslim worshippers gather near the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for the fajr dawn prayer in Jerusalem on April 9, 2026. The Al-Aqsa Mosque was reopened to Muslim worshippers Thursday following a 40-day closure since the US-Israel war with Iran began on February 28. — AFP pic
ISTANBUL, April 9 — Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem was reopened to Muslim worshippers Thursday following a 40-day closure imposed by Israel amid joint US-Israeli military actions against Iran.
According to Anadolu Ajansi (AA), the mosque, located in the Old City, was reopened at dawn, allowing hundreds of Palestinian Muslims to enter the Al-Haram al-Sharif compound.
As the gates were opened with the morning call to prayer, large numbers of worshippers flocked to the site, with many seen breaking into tears and performing prostrations of gratitude in the mosque’s courtyards.
Hundreds of Muslims lined up for the dawn prayer, marking the first congregational worship at the site since its closure.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stormed the compound on April 6 while it remained closed.
Israel had completely shut access to Al-Aqsa Mosque on February 28, coinciding with its attacks on Iran, allowing only mosque staff and officials from the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf to pray on site, while other Palestinians were forced to worship in smaller mosques across the city.
Authorities also prevented Eid al-Fitr prayers from being held at Al-Aqsa this year, marking the first such restriction since Israel’s occupation of East Jerusalem in 1967.
Israeli authorities had also closed the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, one of Christianity’s holiest sites in Jerusalem, during the same period.
The Israeli government had extended a state of emergency until mid-April but did not clarify whether the mosque would remain closed throughout that period. — Bernama-Anadolu
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