An Israeli extremist group called Temple Mount Activists posted a video of Al-Aqsa Mosque engulfed in flames, with a caption warning that its destruction is “coming soon”. The group advocates for building a temple in place of Al-Aqsa Mosque, one of Islam’s three holiest sites, and promotes regular incursions by extremists. The Palestinian religious affairs ministry issued a warning on Thursday about rising Israeli incitement targeting Al-Aqsa Mosque, urging the international community to interve

Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock . . The Al-Aqsa Mosque... the home of prophets, the first kiblah of Muslims and the symbolic stopover of the Miraj journey that is a place of worship... This place of worship which is one of the lasting symbols in our minds has unfortunately been mistaken with the Qubbat-us Sakhra (The Mosque of Omar) which is located right beside it. The magnificent golden yellow dome of the Qubbat us Sakhra has, over time, been depicted as the symbol of the Al-Aqsa Mosqu