Jewish hardliners ejected from Jerusalem mosque compound
A group of hardline activists were removed from the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound in east Jerusalem Wednesday after violating a ban on Jewish prayer there, police said.
May 24, 2017, 15:33 PM ISTUNESCO head faces `death threats` over Jerusalem vote: Israel
The status of Jerusalem is the thorniest issue of the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
Palestinian gunman wounds 4 in Jerusalem, shot dead: Police
A Palestinian opened fire from a car in Jerusalem on Sunday, wounding at least four people before police shot him dead, authorities said.
Oct 09, 2016, 14:44 PM ISTJerusalem holy site closed to non-Muslims after violence
Israeli authorities announced Tuesday they were closing Jerusalem`s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound to non-Muslim visitors after a series of clashes between worshippers and police.
Jun 28, 2016, 13:10 PM ISTIsrael lets Gazans into Jerusalem for Ramadan prayers
Israel allowed hundreds of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip into Jerusalem for Ramadan prayers Friday, an official said, a week after revoking entry permits in response to a deadly attack.
Jun 17, 2016, 18:05 PM ISTPolice arrest 15 rightwing Israelis in Jerusalem
Jews are allowed to visit the site but not to pray there, and incidents occur regularly when Jews try to ignore the rule and Muslims intervene to stop them.
May 13, 2016, 03:26 AM ISTUNESCO chief seeks to calm anger over Jerusalem holy site
The UN cultural body on Monday sought to calm anger over a resolution on a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site which saw Israel accuse it of seeking to "rewrite history".
Apr 19, 2016, 00:46 AM ISTIsrael instigates religious war, says Palestinian government
Of the total 74 Palestinians killed since the spark of violence, 29 of them were from Hebron, the Palestinian Health Ministry stated.
Nov 04, 2015, 06:07 AM ISTIsrael shuts down Palestinian radio station for 'incitement'
The Israeli army on Tuesday raided a Palestinian radio station and confiscated equipment.
Nov 03, 2015, 18:40 PM ISTArab MP visits Jerusalem's Aqsa despite Netanyahu ban
An Arab Israeli lawmaker said he entered Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Wednesday despite a ban on visits by members of parliament to the site.
Oct 28, 2015, 17:26 PM ISTNetanyahu moves to dampen inflammatory Al-Aqsa comments
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has moved to bring cabinet members into line after a deputy minister said she "dreamed" of seeing the Israeli flag flying over the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound.
Oct 27, 2015, 15:30 PM ISTNew knife attacks on Israelis as Al-Aqsa measures announced
Attacks and clashes have become near daily occurrences since simmering tensions over Al-Aqsa boiled over in early October.
Oct 26, 2015, 10:33 AM ISTFresh Israeli-Palestinian violence after new Al-Aqsa measures
Fresh violence flared between Israelis and Palestinians on Sunday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to install security cameras at the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound in a bid to defuse tensions.
Oct 25, 2015, 18:46 PM ISTIsrael agrees to security cameras at Jerusalem's Aqsa: John Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday announced that Israel and Jordan had agreed on new measures for Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, including 24-hour security cameras.
Oct 24, 2015, 20:29 PM IST'Hopeful' John Kerry meets Abbas on Palestinian-Israeli unrest
US Secretary of State John Kerry met Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas on Saturday on a mission to quell more than three weeks of deadly Israeli-Palestinian violence.
Oct 24, 2015, 16:14 PM ISTIsrael eases Al-Aqsa limits as 90 wounded in Gaza, West Bank
Israel lifted age limits for prayers at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound.
Oct 24, 2015, 00:25 AM ISTIsrael accuses UN of fuelling flames with holy site resolution
Israel on Thursday accused the UN's cultural body of fanning tensions in the region by approving a resolution that criticised the Jewish state for "aggressions" against Muslims seeking access to a Jerusalem holy site.
Oct 22, 2015, 21:14 PM ISTUN chief urges end to violence as he meets Palestinian president
UN chief Ban Ki-moon urged an end to spiralling violence as he met Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Wednesday.
Oct 21, 2015, 22:33 PM ISTDraft Arab UNESCO resolution on Al-Aqsa draws Israel ire
A group of Arab states has angered Israel by submitting a draft resolution to the UN cultural body stating that Jerusalem's Western Wall -- the holiest site at which Jews can pray -- is an "integral part" of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound.
Oct 21, 2015, 03:39 AM ISTIslamic State militant group threatens Israel in new videos
The dreaded Islamic State militant group has threatened Israel in a series of new videos, warning that while they are currently fighting wars in other parts of the world, their eyes are set on Jerusalem "which they will enter."
Oct 20, 2015, 18:38 PM IST