Ramadan

Ramadan will show if clan clashes are really over, say Hebron residents

Sources noted that representatives of several families offered to “take measures against any member who acts independently or takes the law into their own hands.

Israeli security forces investigate a ramming attack in Hebron, December 6, 2025; illustrative.
View of the Temple Mount (Al Aqsa mosque) in Jerusalem's Old City, November 19, 2025.

Re-liberating Jerusalem: Why Israel must assert sovereignty over its capital, now - opinion

 Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaks at the London Tech Week in London, Britain, June 12, 2023.

London mayor accused of spreading 'Hamas propaganda' in Ramadan message

 RELIGIOUS LEADERS take part in the third annual Children of Abraham interfaith iftar meal, near the Dead Sea, on March 25, 2025.

An iftar for all: Israelis, Palestinians come together in shared hope for peace - opinion


Israel is still reviewing access to Al Aqsa over Ramadan

"The specific issue of prayer on the Temple Mount, in Al Aqsa, is currently still under discussion by the cabinet," Government Spokesperson Avi Hyman said in a briefing on Thursday.

 An Israeli security officer looks on at Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount in Jerusalem

Netanyahu, police wait until last minute for Ramadan Temple Mount decision

Two weeks before Ramadan, and the concern over fermenting unrest due to intentions to limit the ascent of Israeli Arabs to the Temple Mount is preoccupying security authorities.

 The Temple Mount, and al-Aqsa Mosque, seen behind a fence of barbed wire, Jerusalem, February 2024

US presses Israel on Temple Mount worship, Hamas calls for Al-Aqsa march

Concern is high about the potential for increased violence due to the religious sensitivities of the Ramadan holiday.

 Israeli police officers during clashes outside the Al Aqsa Mosque, in Jerusalem's Old City on April 17, 2022.

Ministers to Netanyahu: Exclude Ben-Gvir from Temple Mount, Ramadan talks

Ben-Gvir called on Netanyahu to unequivocally deny the report in a response on X sent Wednesday night.

(Illustrative) People hold Hamas flags as Palestinians gather after performing the last Friday of Ramadan to protest over the possible eviction of several Palestinian families from homes on land claimed by Jewish settlers in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, May 7, 2021.

Hamas chief Haniyeh calls on Arabs to storm al-Aqsa on Ramadan

Hamas terror chief Ismail Haniyeh made a televised statement on Wednesday calling on barricades at al-Aqsa Mosque at the start of Ramadan and Hamas's "flexible" stance on hostage negotiations.

 Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh, speaks in a pre-recorded message shown on a screen during a press event for Al Quds International Institution in Beirut, Lebanon February 28, 2024.

'October 7, part two': Iran plans for terror during Ramadan, Israel charges

Defense Minister Gallant presses for more West Bank Palestinian workers, slams Ben-Gvir on Temple Mount.

 Palestinians protest after Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan, at the Al Aqsa Mosque Compound in Jerusalem's Old City, March 31, 2023.

'An explosion is coming': Hamas warns against Ramadan restrictions on Temple Mount

[Our] anger is imminent… and an explosion is coming in response to any restrictions on the entry of Muslims to Al-Aqsa Mosque during the month of Ramadan,” Hamas wrote.

 WAVING HAMAS flags after Ramadan prayers on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, April 22. Occupationalists seems to side with Hamas and not with peaceful Muslim worshipers.

Al-Aqsa tensions are a political, not a security issue - expert

"Israel should have come and said 'The place is ours, the city is ours, this is the site of our Temple,'" stresses Dr. Mordechai Kedar.

 Palestinian Muslims attend Friday prayers at al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem, on October 6, 2023.

Ramadan deadline: This is when Israel will enter Gaza's Rafah if deal not reached

“If there is no hostage deal, we will operate during Ramadan,” Gantz told reporters on Wednesday night, even as he said that there were early signs that a deal could be in reach.

 Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaks on January 10, 2024

Jews and Muslims must come to agreement over Temple Mount - opinion

Ben-Gvir was quoted as saying that Israel “cannot take chances and risks in allowing residents from the [Palestinian] Authority to enter Israel in any way.”

 JEWS VISIT Temple Mount during Passover last year, when it coincided with Ramadan.