Al-Aqsa mosque

Palestinians torch Jewish shrine amid 'revolution' calls

Palestinians torched a site revered by Jews in the West Bank overnight, Israeli and Palestinian sources said on Friday, amid calls for fresh protests after more than two weeks of deadly unrest.

Oct 16, 2015, 18:11 PM IST

Israeli Arab lawmakers vow to defy Al-Aqsa ban

Arab Israeli lawmakers have vowed to defy Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to bar parliament members from entering a sensitive Jerusalem holy site, pledging to visit it on Friday.

Oct 08, 2015, 18:21 PM IST

Israel bars Palestinians from Jerusalem Old City for two days

Israeli police announced on Sunday that Palestinians will be banned from entering Jerusalem's Old City for two days after twin attacks on Israelis that also left the perpetrators dead.

Oct 04, 2015, 13:01 PM IST

Palestinians, Israeli forces clash amid holy site tensions

Palestinian demonstrators clashed with Israeli troops across the West Bank on Tuesday, while three tourists were lightly wounded by Palestinian stone throwers as tensions remained high following days of violence at Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site.

Sep 29, 2015, 22:57 PM IST

Benjamin Netanyahu to tell Palestinians to stop 'incitement' in UN

Israel's prime minister said on Tuesday he planned to use a speech at the UN to tell Palestinians to stop "incitement to violence" at a Jerusalem holy site shaken by clashes in recent weeks.

Sep 29, 2015, 22:43 PM IST

Clashes at Jerusalem holy site as Jewish holiday starts

New clashes broke out Monday between Palestinians and Israeli police who stormed Jerusalem`s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, as an expected increase in Jewish visitors to the site over the Sukkot holiday boosted tensions.

Sep 28, 2015, 13:32 PM IST

Clashes rock Jerusalem mosque compound on Muslim holiday

Clashes broke out between masked Palestinians and Israeli security forces at Jerusalem`s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Sunday, the last day of the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, police said.

Sep 27, 2015, 14:11 PM IST

Israel allows unrestricted Eid prayers at Al-Aqsa mosque

Israel on Thursday took several steps, including barring all non-Muslims from entering the Al-Aqsa mosque, to allow unrestricted Eid prayers at the sensitive site, amid mounting international pressure on Premier Benjamin Netanyahu to ease the restrictions on Muslim worshippers.

Sep 24, 2015, 17:27 PM IST

Palestinians clash with Israeli forces on `day of rage`

Palestinians clashed on Friday with Israeli security forces in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank after the Islamist movement Hamas called for a "day of rage" over tensions at the Al-Aqsa mosque site.

Sep 19, 2015, 09:08 AM IST

Jerusalem on standby after Hamas calls `day of rage`

Israeli police beefed up their numbers in Jerusalem Friday, barring young men from prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque site ahead of what Islamist Palestinian movement Hamas dubbed a "day of rage".

Sep 18, 2015, 14:50 PM IST

Israel PM Netanyahu vows `war` on stone-throwers after riots end

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed "war" on stone-throwers Wednesday while pushing for tougher penalties and changes in rules for when to open fire, as calm returned to a Jerusalem holy site after days of riots.

Sep 16, 2015, 19:36 PM IST

Israeli PM announces tougher penalties against stone throwers

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday announced a toughening of the penalties for stone throwers, following a third day of clashes between Palestinians and security forces in and around Jerusalem`s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound.

Sep 16, 2015, 03:56 AM IST

Palestinians, Israeli police clash at Jerusalem shrine for third day

Israeli police armed with stun grenades and tear gas clashed with rock-throwing Palestinian youths who barricaded themselves inside Jerusalem`s al-Aqsa mosque on Tuesday, police and witnesses said, in the third day of violence at the sacred site.

Sep 15, 2015, 20:51 PM IST

US calls for restraint on all sides in Jerusalem violence

The U.S. State Department on Monday voiced concern about violence at the compound surrounding Jerusalem`s Al-Aqsa mosque, an area revered by Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and by Jews as the Temple Mount.

Sep 15, 2015, 02:28 AM IST