Al-Aqsa Mosque

Jerusalem's recent spotlight isn't just about the geopolitical tensions that have long simmered in its ancient heart.

Since 2021, the Biden administration has given more than $1 billion in Palestinian aid to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), an agency discovered to have pro-Hamas employees.

Attacker shouted the Arabic phrase "Allahu Akbar!"

The statement contradicts comments from Hamas leadership that Iran did not play a part in the attacks on Israel.

Stabbing coincides with Hamas' call for global uprising.

"We declare next Friday, 'The Friday of the Al-Aqsa Flood,' as a day of general mobilization in our Arab and Islamic world and among the free people of the world. It is a day to rally support, offer aid, and participate actively," Hamas announced.

"We will consider all American targets legitimate."

The Associated Press found that governments around the world used mass surveillance technologies and data during the COVID-19 pandemic for purposes unrelated to the pandemic, including stifling dissent and harassing marginalized communities.

Stun grenades, rocks and petrol bombs have reportedly been exchanged by Israeli authorities and Palestinians at Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, where thousands gathered to celebrate the latest truce between Israel and Hamas.