al-Aqsa
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It was widely regarded as a deliberately provocative and inflammatory act and one of the sparks that lit the second Palestinian intifada, or uprising, also known as the al-Aqsa intifada.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Siwar is being treated at al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the central Gaza Strip where Dr Khalil al-Daqran told the BBC she is "receiving the necessary treatment, but the situation is still bad for her".
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025
Some of the film also looks at how medics fought to keep people alive in al-Aqsa hospital, which was described in January 2024 by British doctors as the only functioning hospital in central Gaza.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025
But at an age when children are typically found in a classroom, Zakaria is volunteering at one of Gaza's few functioning hospitals - al-Aqsa.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025
Forty of the injured - 22 men, eight women and 10 children - stayed at al-Aqsa.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2024
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