and abortion doctors are urging a us appeals court to uphold a ruling that would take a common abortion medication off the market as soon as friday. ambushed newly released body cam video shows the moment officers come face to face with the louisville, mass. killer and deteriorating health. jailed russian opposition leader alexey navalny s medical condition is said to be severe. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. and thanks for being with us, a group of anti abortion doctors that sued to ban a common abortion medication is urging a u. s appeals court to uphold a ruling that would take the drug off the market. the group filed its response to request requests from the u. s justice department and the maker of the drug mifepristone. asking that a texas judge s decision to suspend that drugs long held fda approval be allowed to take effect on friday, the group says mifepristone is not safe and that the fda did not adequately assess its risks when it a
israeli police raided twice last week. and we go now to cnn s some abdel aziz, who joins us live from jerusalem. so salma what more are you learning about israel s ban on non muslims accessing this holy side. and what did worshippers tell you when you visited the alexa mosque? rosemary you wanted to learn more about the aqsa mosque complex because it s that flashpoint site that has been the catalyst for so many rounds of violence, including the latest escalation of tensions. we went there to learn more about how muslims revere that place during the month of ramadan, take a look. a delicate balance that governs in binds this holy site is under strength. my producer and i, both muslim born were granted access to film at the al aqsa compound by the custodians of the site. only muslims are allowed to pray here under a long running, but unwritten status quo agreement that
rock and muslims revere it as the place where the prophet muhammad ascended to heaven. the thing to remember aboutjerusalem is that while these festivals are religious festivals, everything that happens there is also to do with the politics of nationalism. everything is infused with that. so, small incidents can become enormously powerful. for example, as wejust heard about the prospect ofjews slaughtering animals on that area. whilejews are allowed to visit there, the status quo which is something people talk about a lot, the status quo is they are not supposed to pray there and they are not supposed to take part in religious rituals. and anything that disrupts the status quo injerusalem historically tends to lead to
several locations linked to the militant group hamas apparently targeted over night. things have quietened down at the moment, but we are heading into a week where thejewish holiday of passover coincides with the muslim holy month of ramadan. and security forces, particularly around the old city ofjerusalem and temple mount or haram al sharif as its known to muslims, are on high alert for any incidents that could prove a flash point. already we ve seen attempts by some jewish activists to bring animals up to temple mount for ritual slaughter to mark the holiday of passover. it is something called for by fringe jewish groups every year. were it to happen, people say, that can be very inflammatory. so security forces are patrolling to try and prevent anybody taking animals up to temple mount. and in fact the national security minister itamar ben gvir has said