Jerusalem

Israel 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 IST

Israel 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 IST

Israel asks FIFA to condemn Palestinian FA chief's remarks

Israel has asked FIFA to condemn the recent comments of the president of the Palestinian Football Association, Jibril Rajoub, who glorified Palestinian attacks against Israelis.

Oct 23, 2015, 18:43 PM IST

Israel soldier wounded in West Bank stabbing, attacker shot

Israeli forces shot and wounded a Palestinian assailant who stabbed and lightly wounded a soldier in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the Army said.

Oct 23, 2015, 13:32 PM IST

Palestinian driver injures Israelis, shot and wounded

A Palestinian driver rammed a car into a group of Israelis in the West Bank Wednesday.

Oct 22, 2015, 01:32 AM IST

'Ex-Grand Mufti of Jerusalem asked Hitler to exterminate Jews'

 Amid ranging Israel-Palestine tensions, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has triggered a controversy by accusing the former Grand Mufti of Jerusalem of giving Hitler the idea of exterminating Jews - a claim rejected by historians as "factually incorrect".

Oct 21, 2015, 20:03 PM IST

Draft 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 IST

Islamic 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

As tensions rise, Israel erects wall to protect Jews in East Jerusalem

The new wall will join a series of checkpoints set up in recent days at the exits of some of the Palestinian sectors.

Oct 19, 2015, 11:23 AM IST

Assailant opens fire on bus station, soldier killed: Israel

An Arab attacker armed with a gun and a knife opened fire in a southern Israel bus station, police said, killing an Israeli soldier and wounding 10 people in one of the boldest attacks yet in a month long wave of violence.

Oct 19, 2015, 06:12 AM IST

Israel erects wall to protect Jews in east Jerusalem

Israeli police on Monday began erecting a wall in east Jerusalem to protect a Jewish neighbourhood subject to firebomb and stone attacks launched from an adjacent Palestinian village.

Oct 19, 2015, 02:23 AM IST

Four Palestinians killed in anti-Israeli knife attacks

Four Palestinians were shot dead and a fifth wounded in attacks on Israelis in east Jerusalem and the West Bank, as violence that has fuelled concerns of an uprising showed no let-up.

Oct 18, 2015, 13:17 PM IST

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

Israel accuses Abbas of incitement over false death claim

The Palestinian president ignited an uproar in Israel on Thursday after falsely claiming that Israel had "executed" a 13-year-old Palestinian boy who is recovering in an Israeli hospital, drawing new accusations that he is inciting violence at a time of heightened tensions.

Oct 15, 2015, 22:56 PM IST

Mukherjee visit historic, India-Israel ties win-win for both: Netanyahu

 Describing President Pranab Mukherjee's visit here as historic, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said the sky was the limit for collaborations between the two countries and promised India any technology for its development.

Oct 14, 2015, 19:32 PM IST

Three dead as Jerusalem sees bloodiest day in rising unrest

Jerusalem suffered its bloodiest day yet on Tuesday in a wave of unrest, with at least three people killed and many wounded in shooting and car-and-knife attacks on Israelis.

Oct 13, 2015, 20:41 PM IST

Protest against ties with Israel mark President's visit

Angry Palestinian students on Tuesday protested against India's growing friendship with Israel at a university campus here on Tuesday even as President Pranab Mukherjee was being conferred an honorary degree.

Oct 13, 2015, 18:40 PM IST

President Pranab Mukherjee arrives on a "milestone" visit to Israel

Marking a "political milestone" in the growing relationship between India and Israel, President Pranab Mukherjee arrived here on Tuesday on a 3-day state visit, the first by an Indian Head of State.

Oct 13, 2015, 18:36 PM IST

Israel vows to defeat 'knife terror' after new attacks

Frustrated Palestinian youths have defied president Mahmud Abbas as well as an Israeli crackdown by staging violent protests in annexed east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, while 18 stabbings have targeted Jews since October 3.

Oct 13, 2015, 01:52 AM IST