The Latest Breaking News from Jerusalem

Israeli right-wing protesters attack Palestinians in Jerusalem

Reports say that one man was ‘savagely beaten’ in Jerusalem, after pro-government supporters had gathered.

Al Jazeera · Mar 28, 2023

Israel's 'fired' defence chief hangs on as Netanyahu hits pause

The Israeli defence chief whose dismissal by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu brought the country's constitutional crisis to a boil is staying in office until further notice, aides said on Tuesday, suggesting government indecision on how to proceed.

Reuters · Mar 27, 2023

Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, Ethiopian nun and pianist, dies at 99

The musician, who spent nearly the last 40 years of her life living in a monastery in Jerusalem, has died

The Guardian - US · Mar 27, 2023

Vatican: Sharp Rise in Assaults on Christian Religious Men in Jerusalem

Father Francesco Patton, Custos of the Holy Land and Guardian of Mount Zion, has urged the Israeli government to hold aggressors accountable in the wake of the sharp rise in attacks on Christian religious figures and holy sites in Old Jerusalem by extremist Jewish settlers.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 25, 2023

Watchdog: Israel Promotes Bids for 1,000 Settlement Homes

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government authorized construction bids for over a thousand new homes in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem, a watchdog group reported Friday, despite an Israeli pledge to halt settlement construction as part of efforts to curb a deadly wave of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 24, 2023

Tens of thousands visit Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa for first Friday prayers of Ramadan

Tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers flocked to Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque on the first Friday of Ramadan for noon prayers, which passed peacefully amid tight security imposed after months of escalating tension and violence.

Reuters · Mar 24, 2023

Watchdog: Israel promotes bids for 1,000 settlement homes

An Israeli watchdog group says that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government has authorized construction bids for over a thousand new homes in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2023

Muslims Pray at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa at Start of Ramadan

Tens of thousands of worshippers attended Friday prayers at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the first in the holy month of Ramadan, AFP correspondents said, amid heightened tensions in the region. Authorities said the prayers at Islam's third holiest site passed peacefully despite concerns over a recent surge in violence in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 24, 2023

Concern over violence as Palestinians prepare for Ramadan in Jerusalem

Bloodshed and hardline Israeli politics raise tensions on eve of Muslim holy month

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2023

Jordan, Palestinians Slam Israeli Minister’s 'Inflammatory' Remarks

A firebrand Israeli minister claimed there’s “no such thing” as a Palestinian people as Israel's new coalition government, its most hard-line ever, plowed ahead on Monday with a part of its plan to overhaul the judiciary. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition said it was pushing a key part of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 20, 2023