The 54th anniversary of the arson attack on the Blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, an incident orchestrated by the Jewish extremist Michael Rohan, falls on 21 August 2023.
On 21 August 1969, Rohan set fire to the mosque, resulting in the burning of the eastern wing of the Al-Qibli Mosque, the pulpit of Sultan Saladin, and various other parts of the Blessed Mosque.