Jerusalem

Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian, wound 10

A Palestinian man was killed and 10 others wounded by gunfire from Israeli soldiers and police at the Qalandiya refugee camp near Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian medical sources said today.

Mar 01, 2016, 13:27 PM IST

Israeli hit by friendly fire during West Bank attack: Army

A Palestinian attempted to stab an Israeli in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday and Israeli forces opened fire, wounding the intended victim and the attacker, the army said.

Feb 24, 2016, 18:33 PM IST

Kerry urges Palestinians, Israelis to ease tensions

US Secretary of State John Kerry has met Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and discussed tensions between Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank and Jerusalem, the US State Department said.

Feb 22, 2016, 03:47 AM IST

Police guns and cameras at Jerusalem`s Damascus Gate

The sniper barrel juts out of the ancient wall above Jerusalem`s Damascus Gate, pointing down towards a young Palestinian being searched by Israeli policemen.

Feb 20, 2016, 15:41 PM IST

Palestinian shot dead after stabbing Israeli policemen in Jerusalem

Israeli security forces shot dead a Palestinian man on Friday after he stabbed two police officers outside Jerusalem`s walled Old City, police said, as a wave of heightened violence persisted into its fifth month. 

Feb 19, 2016, 14:27 PM IST

Israel says its forces shot dead five Palestinian assailants

Israeli police officers fatally shot two Palestinians who opened fire at them outside Jerusalem`s walled Old City on Sunday, police said, on a day when officials said three other Palestinian assailants were killed in two other incidents.

Feb 15, 2016, 09:08 AM IST

Palestinians fire at Jerusalem police, attackers shot dead

Two Palestinians opened fire on Israeli police just outside Jerusalem`s old city walls before being shot dead by officers, police told AFP.

Feb 15, 2016, 03:56 AM IST

Israel blockades West Bank village after Jerusalem attack

The Israeli Army blockaded a village in the northern West Bank on Thursday that it said was home to Palestinian assailants who carried out a deadly attack in Jerusalem, officials said.

Feb 04, 2016, 12:26 PM IST

Three Palestinians shot dead after carrying out attack in Jerusalem

Three Palestinian assailants were shot dead on Wednesday while carrying out a shooting and stabbing attack that wounded two Israeli paramilitary policewomen at an entrance to Jerusalem`s walled Old City, Israeli police said.

Feb 03, 2016, 20:31 PM IST

Israel blocks entry to Ramallah for non-residents after shooting: Army

Israel on Monday blocked entry for non-residents to the West Bank city of Ramallah, where the Palestinian Authority is based, after a shooting attack the previous day that wounded three soldiers, the army said.

Feb 01, 2016, 14:17 PM IST

Israel arrests Palestinian lawmaker for Hamas: Army

Israel arrested a Palestinian parliamentarian from the Islamist group Hamas, the Army said on Thursday, raising the number of detained Palestinian lawmakers to seven.

Jan 28, 2016, 15:46 PM IST

Israel air raid targets Gaza after rocket attack: Army

The Israeli air force targeted a Hamas military training facility in central Gaza overnight Sunday in response to a rocket attack, the army said.

Jan 25, 2016, 12:49 PM IST

Israel confirms it plans to seize West Bank land

Israel confirmed on Thursday it was planning to appropriate a large tract of fertile land in the occupied West Bank, close to Jordan.

Jan 21, 2016, 16:13 PM IST

Israel will not allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons: Netanyahu

 Talking tough, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday warned Iran that Israel would not allow it to acquire nuclear weapons even as he accused Tehran of destabilising the region and spreading terrorism globally.

Jan 17, 2016, 19:12 PM IST

Israel strikes Gaza sites after rocket fire

The Israeli air force carried out attacks on Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip early Saturday, Palestinian security sources said, just hours after rockets from the enclave hit southern Israel.

Jan 02, 2016, 09:59 AM IST

Jerusalem knife attacker wounds Israeli soldier: police

A Palestinian stabbed an Israeli soldier with a kitchen knife in Jerusalem on Sunday, wounding him moderately before he was arrested, police said.

Dec 27, 2015, 11:03 AM IST

Facebook users identify mysterious Jerusalem 'relic'

Facebook users solved the mystery of a gilded object unearthed in Jerusalem within hours after Israel's antiquities authority turned to the social networking site in an effort to identify it, a media report said.

Dec 23, 2015, 18:27 PM IST

Coptic pope in Jerusalem for archbishop`s funeral

Pope Tawadros II, the first head of Egypt`s Coptic church to travel to Jerusalem in decades, presided Saturday at the funeral of Jerusalem Archbishop Abraham.

Nov 29, 2015, 01:02 AM IST

Stabbings near Jerusalem market, attackers 'neutralised'

Two Palestinian women stabbed two Israelis with scissors near a central Jerusalem market on Monday before being "neutralised" by security forces, police said.

Nov 23, 2015, 16:26 PM IST

Israel bars Palestinians from settlement bloc after attack

The Israeli Army on Monday prohibited Palestinians from entering a large settlement bloc in the occupied West Bank after the weekend stabbing death of a 21-year-old woman and a shooting attack last week.

Nov 23, 2015, 16:19 PM IST