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Jerusalem

Israeli far-right minister Ben-Gvir visits flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound

His visit drew condemnation from Jordan and Palestinian officials as it goes against a delicate, decades-old arrangement that Jews can visit but may not pray there.
His visit drew condemnation from Jordan and Palestinian officials as it goes against a delicate, decades-old arrangement that Jews can visit but may not pray there.

Israel allocates $434 million for 34 new West Bank settlements

FILE PHOTO: Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks at a press conference regarding settlements expansion for the long-frozen E1 settlement, that would split East Jerusalem from the occupied West Bank, near the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 14, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks at a press conference regarding settlements expansion for the long-frozen E1 settlement, that would split East Jerusalem from the occupied West Bank, near the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 14, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo

Israel to allocate $338 million for West Bank settlement expansion, rights group says

A burned hilltop near the Christian Taybeh village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 10, 2026. REUTERS/Ali Sawafta
A burned hilltop near the Christian Taybeh village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 10, 2026. REUTERS/Ali Sawafta

Somaliland says it will open an embassy in Jerusalem, Israel to reciprocate

Israelis mark capture of East Jerusalem with Old City parade, racist chants

Israelis participate in the annual Jerusalem Day march in Jerusalem, May 14, 2026. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Israelis participate in the annual Jerusalem Day march in Jerusalem, May 14, 2026. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

UNICEF says 70 children killed in West Bank and East Jerusalem since 2025

Birds fly as smoke rises during an Israeli army operation in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, February 2, 2025. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta/File Photo
Birds fly as smoke rises during an Israeli army operation in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, February 2, 2025. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta/File Photo

Israeli suspected of attacking French nun in Jerusalem charged with religious hate crime

Netanyahu requests delay in his corruption trial testimony

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Jerusalem, March 19, 2026.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Jerusalem, March 19, 2026.

Believers rejoice as Jerusalem's holy sites re-open

For the first time in 41 days, Muslim worshippers returned to Al-Aqsa Mosque.
For the first time in 41 days, Muslim worshippers returned to Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Israel steps up evictions of Palestinians from East Jerusalem

Residential buildings in the Silwan neighbourhood of East Jerusalem, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Residential buildings in the Silwan neighbourhood of East Jerusalem, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

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