Why the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, of great significance to both Muslims and Jews, remains an ongoing point of tension.
The al-Aqsa Mosque compound is in the Old City of Jerusalem, surrounded by a stone wall on all four sides.
It is recognisable by the famous golden roof of the Dome of the Rock at its centre. The compound also contains the grey-domed al-Qabali Mosque which is also widely known as the al-Aqsa Mosque. The whole compound is considered the third holiest site in Islam and is referred to by the Israelis as Temple Mount.
After World War I, Palestine was placed under interim British rule. Under the promises made in the Balfour Declaration, Britain was already committed to facilitate the founding of a homeland for the Jewish people in Palestine and began granting land to the Zionist movement to build settlements.
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