The Latest Breaking News from Jerusalem

First female Palestinian pastor ordained in the Holy Land

Sally Azar will head the English-speaking congregation at the Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem.

Al Jazeera · Jan 23, 2023

Lutherans ordain first Palestinian woman pastor in Holy Land

A Lutheran church ceremony in Jerusalem has ordained what will be the first Palestinian female pastor in the Holy Land

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2023

Israeli-Turkish Ties Continue Despite Concerns Over Hamas Terrrorism

Turkey remains the main lifeline for the Palestinian terrorist organization where Hamas has operated there and have taken lives.

Zenger · Jan 19, 2023

Jordan protests to Israel after envoy blocked from holy site

Jordan has summoned the Israeli ambassador to Amman to protest a move by Israeli police to block the Jordanian envoy from entering a volatile holy site in Jerusalem

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023

Gemma Collins 'scared' to weigh herself after exercise break due to 'agonising' injury

The former TOWIE star told how she hurt her back during a trip to Jerusalem last month with her husband-to-be Rami Hawash as the “agonising” injury has left her unable to workout

Daily Mirror · Jan 16, 2023

Armenian museum reopens in Jerusalem's Old City

A 19th-century orphanage in Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter has reopened its doors as a museum, a hundred years after taking in scores of children whose parents were killed in the Armenian genocide

The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2023

Nighttime Israeli Arrests Haunt Palestinian Kids, Families

Yousef Mesheh was sleeping in his bunk bed when Israeli forces stormed into his home at 3 a.m. Within moments, the 15-year-old Palestinian said he was lying on the floor as troops punched him, shouting insults. A soldier struck his mother’s chest with his rifle butt and locked her in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 13, 2023

Nighttime Israeli arrests haunt Palestinian kids, families

The Israeli military arrested and interrogated hundreds of Palestinian teenagers in 2022 in the occupied West Bank without ever issuing a summons or notifying their families

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023

Israel kills 3 Palestinians as raids continue in West Bank

More deadly Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank as Palestinians are again gunned down by troops.

Al Jazeera · Jan 12, 2023

Israeli president invites Turkey's Erdogan to visit, receives envoy

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday invited his Turkish counterpart President Tayyip Erdogan to visit the country as he received Ankara's new ambassador in another token of the countries' recently warming ties.

Reuters · Jan 11, 2023