Crusader reports confirm al-Maqrizi's claim that Henry the Count of Bar, together with 1,000 of his men, were killed in the hostilities.

[4] On November 3, 2006, Palestinian militants holed up inside the mosque exchanged gunfire with Israeli forces.

Many local women marched to protect the mosque and help the Palestinian militants escape, but were shot at by Israeli forces.

[8][9][10] The original mosque consisted of one large room, with a simple dome, built from crude and worn-out stones.

[11] Nothing is left of the original mosque apart from the southern portico with its roof—which consists of fan vaults and shallow dome in the center.