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al-Aqsa

British  
/ æl ˈæksə /

noun

  1. See Dome of the Rock

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Jordan, Gulf countries and Egypt have all expressed alarm and concern at the recent erosion of Islamic authority at al-Aqsa.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

Dr Tedros said Nasser, al-Amal and al-Aqsa hospitals, as well as one field hospital, were within 1km of the zone.

From BBC ● May 21, 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

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

The former commander in the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades was one of several detainees carried aloft by jubilant supporters through the streets near Ramallah's civic centre.

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2025

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