Lions Gate closed Published 11/17/2014 at 640 × 480 in Closure of Al Aqsa Mosque limits Access to Worship & Education Lions gate to the Old City of Jerusalem is closed to keep worshippers from entering Al Aqsa from this gate. Photo EAPPI. Lions gate to the Old City of Jerusalem is closed to keep worshippers from entering Al Aqsa from this gate. Photo EAPPI.