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Given how densely populated the area is, and the inherent imprecision, I think it would be significantly harder to exclude Al-Aqsa than to include it. In other words, even if Israel wanted for Iran to hit Al-Aqsa, allowing it to do it without risking the lives of a lot of civilians would be impossible. And a fragment after interception could still hit it, but it's not predictable or controllable.
Look for example at this picture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Aqsa_Mosque#/media/File:Jerusalem-2013(2)-Aerial-Temple_Mount-(south_exposure).jpg (the actual mosque, btw, is not the golden dome, it's the square structure with the smaller dome lower in the picture) - there are a lot of buildings close to it, most of which likely don't have protected spaces that can withstand a rocket strike. So while I know of no official policy about it, I am pretty sure the answer is "yes".
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