Jerusalem

Death toll climbs as Palestinian unrest spirals

Violence between Israelis and Palestinians threatened to spiral out of control today with two more Palestinians killed in Gaza, two stabbings outside Jerusalem's Old City and more West Bank clashes.

Oct 11, 2015, 00:18 AM IST

Israel arrests 400 Palestinians in 10 days: Officials

Israeli security forces have arrested approximately 400 Palestinians since the October 1 outbreak of violence in the occupied West Bank and annexed east Jerusalem, the Palestinian Prisoner Club said on Saturday.

Oct 10, 2015, 21:50 PM IST

Palestinian stabs 2 Israelis in Jerusalem, shot dead

A Palestinian wounded two Israelis in a new stabbing in Jerusalem before being shot dead by police Saturday.

Oct 10, 2015, 16:23 PM IST

Palestinian shot by Israeli police in Jerusalem dies

A Palestinian seriously wounded during clashes with Israeli border police in east Jerusalem died of his wounds on Saturday, Israeli police and Palestinian medical sources said.

Oct 10, 2015, 14:02 PM IST

Israeli fire kills five Palestinians in clashes on Gaza border

Israeli fire killed five Palestinians and wounded 21 during clashes on Friday near Gaza's border, the first unrest-related deaths there after days of violence in east Jerusalem and the West Bank, medics said.

Oct 09, 2015, 21:02 PM IST

Israeli police kills Palestinian near Jerusalem

A Palestinian was shot dead on Thursday evening in clashes with Israeli police in the Palestinian refugee camp of Shu'fat near east Jerusalem, medics said.

Oct 09, 2015, 04:56 AM IST

Six Israelis injured in wave of stabbing attacks by Palestinians

A wave of stabbing attacks by Palestinians on Thursday left six Israelis wounded, including a woman soldier and a student, even as security forces shot dead an assailant who used a screwdriver for the assault.

Oct 08, 2015, 22:01 PM IST

Israel lifts restrictions at Jerusalem's Al-Asqa

Israel lifted restrictions on worship at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound today in an apparent bid, swiftly welcomed by Washington, to ease tensions after three weeks of violence.

Oct 07, 2015, 14:53 PM IST

Mukherjee's visit to deepen India, Israel friendship: President

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has said that his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee's maiden visit will deepen their friendship.

Oct 07, 2015, 14:09 PM IST

Israel vows crackdown as 'Hamas 5' held over settler killing

Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian teenager as fresh clashes raged in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem yesterday.

Oct 06, 2015, 05:26 AM IST

Israel bars Palestinians from Jerusalem Old City after attacks

Netanyahu convened his top security officials immediately after landing back in Israel yesterday from delivering a speech to the UN General Assembly.

Oct 05, 2015, 05:53 AM IST

Palestinian rocket hits Israel: Army

On September 30, Israeli warplanes hit four training camps of Hamas's armed wing, the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, in response to a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave that was intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system.

Oct 05, 2015, 03:39 AM IST

Israel 'in fight to death against Palestinian terror'

Netanyahu had convened his ministers of defence and internal security and top security officials immediately after landing back in Israel Sunday from delivering a speech to the UN General Assembly.

Oct 05, 2015, 02:54 AM IST

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appeals for calm in Jerusalem, West Bank

Ban strongly condemned the violence that left two Israeli men dead in the Old City, triggering clashes overnight that left scores injured.

Oct 04, 2015, 20:25 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

Palestinian kills 2 Israelis, wounds toddler in Jerusalem

Jerusalem police chief Moshe Edri said the Palestinian "stabbed an Israeli man, his wife and the toddler" multiple times in an alleyway before stabbing another man.

Oct 04, 2015, 00:53 AM 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

Sporadic clashes hit Jerusalem, West Bank

 Sporadic clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinians hit Jerusalem`s Old City and a checkpoint outside Ramallah Tuesday, with tensions heightened as Jews celebrated their Sukkot holiday.

Sep 29, 2015, 18:32 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