Tunnel excavations led to collapses in the corridor of the Gate from the outside in general 1416 H – 1996 M. It is located on the northwest corner above a rocky hill, the first Gate on the west side of the north, northwest of the Dome of the Rock.
Other names
(Bab al-Khalil, Bab Bani Ghanem, Bab al-Walid), Related the sons of Ghanem who came with the liberation of righteousness and established their neighborhood near the Gate and inherited the sheikh of Al-Aqsa Mosque and their grandfather was Ghanim bin Ali, the first to take the sheikh of the HaramAl – Maqdisi ordered by Salah al – Din al – Ayyubi. Called the Gate of Hebron (perhaps this name relative to Khalil Ibrahim (peace be upon him) of the Gate Honor only). Known as the Gate of Al Waleed relative to the newborn bin Abdul Malik.
This Gate was repaired in the Mamluk period, specifically in 707 AH-1307 days of Sultan Muhammad Ben Qalawun during the construction of the western gallery of the mosque. It was restored by the Islamic Endowments Department because of the burning of the settlers in 1998.
Jewish beliefs regarding the Gate
Some Jews have particular beliefs about Bab al-Guanamah, and this may explain the many attacks that have occurred they were expose. On 11/4/1982, entered the Zionist soldier Harry Goldman, and carried out an armed operation in the Dome of The Rock (located in the middle of Al-Aqsa Mosque); Killing two Palestinians and injuring more than 60 others.
In June 1998, a Jewish settler burned him and was immediately repaired by the Islamic Al Awqaf Department in Jerusalem, which is part of the Jordanian Ministry of Awqaf, and is responsible for managing the internal affairs of al-Aqsa Mubarak, for fear of opening a gap for the extremists to break into the maximum.