‘Why do they provoke us?’: West Bank leader’s death brings grief – and anger Killing by security forces of Fawaz Hamayel shocks town that has become symbol of resistance to Israel’s occupation The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2022
Israel says no change to status-quo at Jerusalem mosque compound Israel said on Thursday it was enforcing a long-standing ban on Jewish prayer at the compound of Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, rejecting an Arab League accusation that it was allowing such worship to take place. Reuters · Apr 21, 2022
Arab League urges Israel to stop Jewish prayers at Al-Aqsa mosque The Arab League called on Israel on Thursday to end Jewish prayers inside the compound of Islam's third holiest shrine in East Jerusalem, warning it was a flagrant affront to Muslim feelings that could trigger wider conflict. Reuters · Apr 21, 2022
Why is East Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate a hotspot for tensions? Damascus Gate is a centre of Palestinian cultural life, but Israeli forces regularly attack Palestinians in the plaza. Al Jazeera · Apr 21, 2022
Israel carries out airstrikes on Gaza as tensions escalate Fears of another Israel-Gaza war grow The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2022
Israeli police fire rubber bullets in new Al-Aqsa incursion Israeli forces use tear gas, rubber bullets on Palestinian worshippers at dawn, some respond with rocks, petrol bombs. Al Jazeera · Apr 21, 2022
Gaza violence intensifies as Jerusalem clashes resume Israel’s air force and Palestinian militants have traded fire across the Gaza frontier as clashes erupted again between Israeli police and Palestinians at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2022
Abbas, Tebboune Discuss Situation in West Bank, East Jerusalem Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held a phone call with his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Wednesday to discuss the situation in Palestine, especially latest events in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Abbas thanked Tebboune for Algeria's support of the Palestinian people and their just cause at all levels, and… Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 21, 2022
Israel, Gaza Militants Trade Fire as Mideast Tensions Mount Palestinian militants fired several rockets into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip early Thursday and Israeli aircraft hit militant targets in Gaza, part of an escalation that was eerily similar to the run-up to last year’s Israel-Gaza war. The cross-border strikes came against the backdrop of Israeli-Palestinian tensions that have… Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 21, 2022
Israeli war planes strike Gaza after rocket attack Israel carried out air strikes in central Gaza before dawn on Thursday after a rocket launched from the Palestinian territory landed in Israel, Hamas officials and Israeli military sources said. Reuters · Apr 21, 2022
Israeli police stop Jewish nationalist march in Jerusalem amid rising tensions Israeli police on Wednesday blocked hundreds of far-right Jewish protesters from marching toward Jerusalem's Damascus Gate, the main entrance to the Old City's Muslim quarter, amid rising tensions between Israelis and Palestinians. Reuters · Apr 20, 2022
EXPLAINER: Why Mideast tensions are soaring yet again Israeli, Palestinian and Arab leaders worked to calm tensions before a rare confluence of major Jewish, Christian and Muslim holidays The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2022
Fragile coalition under threat in Israel: Arab party suspends government membership The government of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is on the verge of collapse. This comes after the Arab-Israeli Raam party threatened to leave the ruling coalition over recent clashes in Jerusalem. More than 150 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli security forces. Bennett is now scrambling to hold… France 24 · Apr 20, 2022
Timeline: Al-Aqsa raids, closures and restrictions A review of the major events that have marked the history of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem. Al Jazeera · Apr 20, 2022
The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2022 Israeli ultra-nationalists to march in Jerusalem despite ban A group of Israeli ultra-nationalists said it is determined to go ahead with a flag-waving march around predominantly Palestinian areas of Jerusalem’s Old City, brushing aside a police ban of an event that served as one of the triggers of last year’s Israel-Gaza war
Evening Standard · Apr 20, 2022 Londoner’s Diary: ‘Jerusalem is no comment on our green and pleasant land’ In today’s Diary: Jez Butterworth despairs at political critics / Suki Waterhouse finds unlikely inspiration / Johnny Rotten gets the Day-Lewis treatment / Ed Balls runs out of jokes / MP gym-session gets pointed
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 20, 2022 Israeli Ultra-Nationalists to March in Jerusalem Despite Ban A group of Israeli ultra-nationalists said it is determined to go ahead with a flag-waving march around predominantly Palestinian areas of Jerusalem's Old City later Wednesday, brushing aside a police ban of an event that served as one of the triggers of last year's Israel-Gaza war. Israeli police said a…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 20, 2022 Five EU Countries Call For End to Jerusalem Unrest Five European countries called Tuesday for an end to clashes in Jerusalem following a weekend of violence surrounding a holy site, in a joint statement issued after an emergency closed-door UN Security Council session. "Violence needs to stop immediately.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 20, 2022 UAE Summons Israeli Ambassador over Al-Aqsa Events UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy summoned Israeli ambassador to the UAE Amir Hayek to inform him of UAE's strong protest and denunciation of the events taking place in Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque, including attacks on civilians and incursions into holy places that resulted…
Axios · Apr 19, 2022 U.S. officials to make emergency trip to calm tensions in Jerusalem The U.S. fears of reprisal of the 2021 fighting between Israel and Hamas
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 19, 2022 Blinken, Middle East Leaders in Talks to Quell Israel-Palestinian Violence US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to Israeli, Palestininan and Jordanian leaders to discuss recent violence in Israel and the West Bank that has escalated tensions in the region, officials said on Tuesday. Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said he updated the top US diplomat on Tuesday about Israel's…
The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2022 No war, no retreat: Mideast foes resume risky balancing act Days of violence in Jerusalem and an exchange of fire in Gaza overnight have raised the possibility that Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers will once again go to war, as they did less than a year ago
Reuters · Apr 19, 2022 UAE summons Israeli ambassador to protest against clashes in Al-Aqsa Mosque The United Arab Emirates has summoned the Israeli ambassador to protest against clashes at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque, the Gulf state's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
Reuters · Apr 19, 2022 U.S. Blinken stresses importance of status quo at Jerusalem holy sites -statement U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed recent violence in Israel and the West Bank with his Jordanian counterpart and stressed the importance of maintaining the status quo at Jerusalem holy sites, the State Department said in a statement on Tuesday.
Reuters · Apr 19, 2022 Turkey says Erdogan, Israel's Herzog to speak after Jerusalem clashes Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will hold a phone call with Israel's President Isaac Herzog, after Israeli interventions on Palestinian worshippers at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque last week, Turkey's foreign minister said on Tuesday.