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al-Aqsa

British  
/ æl ˈæksə /

noun

  1. See Dome of the Rock

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Non-Muslims are allowed to visit al-Aqsa but they are not allowed to pray there or carry out religious rites.

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

Now back home in the US, Sandra recounts some distressing cases that she encountered in Khan Younis and at the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Hospital in the central town of Deir al-Balah.

From BBC Jun. 3, 2025

At the al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in central Gaza, sisters Hanan and Misk al-Doubri are so small that they fit in one wheelchair.

From BBC Nov. 8, 2024

Forty of the injured - 22 men, eight women and 10 children - stayed at al-Aqsa.

From BBC Oct. 15, 2024

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