Three-fourths of Jerusalem’s historic Al-Aqsa Mosque was built by the Ottoman Empire, said a Palestinian scholar on Saturday. "Al-Aqsa is an issue which concerns the whole Muslim community. Today we see Turkey leading this community," Nawaf Takruri, head of the Council of Palestinian...

Israeli troops fired warning shots towards Palestinian youths gathered at the Gaza-Israel border Saturday, wounding 13 people, health officials said. Tensions remained high in the area a day after deadly violence broke out in one of the biggest Palestinian demonstrations there in years....

An Israeli drone crashed in southern Lebanon on Saturday, according to Lebanon’s official National News Agency.   The unmanned spy plane fell down between the villages of Beit Yahoun and Baraachit, the agency said.    Local media aired images of the crashed...

Palestinians marked a general strike and a day of mourning on Saturday over the death of 15 Palestinians by Israeli gunfire during rallies demanding the right of return to refugees.   Shops across the occupied West Bank shuttered their doors, universities and schools suspended...