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The Latest Breaking News from the Old City

Jerusalem braces for annual ultranationalist Jewish march through Old City

Jerusalem is bracing for tens of thousands of ultranationalist Jews to march through the Old City

The Independent UK · May 14

‘Lucky to be alive’: The 12-year-old shot by Israeli snipers in Jerusalem

Two young members of a Palestinian family were left with life-altering injuries when Israeli police opened fire.

Al Jazeera · Jul 4, 2025

AP PHOTOS: Israeli nationalists march through Jerusalem

Israeli Jews chanting “Death to Arabs” made their way through Muslim neighborhoods of Jerusalem’s Old City on Monday as part of an annual “Jerusalem Day" march. The procession marks Israel’s conquest of the eastern part of the city including the Old City and its holy sites sacred to Jews, Christians…

The Independent UK · May 26, 2025

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Thousands of Israelis join violent, racist march through Jerusalem’s Muslim quarter

State-backed flag day march shut down Palestinian life in Old City to celebrate Israel’s 1967 occupation of East Jerusalem

The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2025

Palestinians in Jerusalem brace for annual march by nationalist Israelis

Palestinian shopkeepers are closing early as ultranationalist Jewish teenagers fill the streets of Jerusalem's Old City for an annual march where participants typically chant racist slogans and call for full Israeli control of the city

The Independent UK · May 26, 2025

Israel Marks Second 'Jerusalem Day' Under Shadow Of Gaza War

Israeli police were deploying near the walls of Jerusalem's Old City on Monday ahead of an annual event marking Israel's capture of east Jerusalem, held this year under the shadow of the war in Gaza.

International Business Times · May 26, 2025

‘They are trying to make it unbearable’: Jerusalem Christians face Easter under Israeli crackdown

Palestinians trying to access Christianity's holiest sites in the Old City of Jerusalem face restrictions and hostility

The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2025

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As wars rage around them, Armenian Christians in Jerusalem's Old City feel the walls closing in

As the war in Gaza rages, Syria's government transforms, and the Israeli-occupied West Bank seethes, Armenian residents of the Old City of Jerusalem fight a different battle

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2024

‘Standing Together’ against far-right Israeli hate in Jerusalem

A group of Jewish Israelis and Palestinians are taking on settlers and the orthodoxy of Israel’s far right.

Al Jazeera · Jun 6, 2024

Jerusalem braces for Israeli nationalist flag march through Muslim Quarter

Thousands of police deployed for parade that has been historical flashpoint for violence between marchers and Palestinians

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2024

Palestinian Christians barred from Jerusalem’s Old City at Easter

During Gaza war, usual crowds of international worshippers absent, and Palestinians face ‘unprecedented’ restrictions.

Al Jazeera · Mar 29, 2024

Occupied Jerusalem: ‘There is no Palestinian male that hasn’t been beaten’

Violence by Israeli forces against Palestinian men in Jerusalem has increased after October 7.

Al Jazeera · Feb 21, 2024

How Jerusalem’s Old City turned into a ghost town before my eyes

As a journalist in Jerusalem, I’ve watched this ancient site slowly become a hostile place for Palestinians.

Al Jazeera · Feb 19, 2024

Revised airport metro line to have Chandrayangutta as inter-change station

Developing an interchange station will provide connectivity between the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad and the Old City.

The Hindu · Jan 7, 2024

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France 24 · Dec 19, 2023

Israel-Hamas war emboldens East Jerusalem settlers eyeing Palestinian homes

In East Jerusalem, tensions between Israeli settlers and the Palestinians they are trying to dislodge have been rising in the context of the war in Gaza. Our reporters visited the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood and the Old City, which are symbolic of what Palestinians say is a wider effort to remove…

WEKU · Nov 11, 2023

In the shops of Jerusalem, empty seats and anguished hearts are all that's left

The Old City of Jerusalem is thousands of years old. People from all over the world travel here to see the expansive history and the foundation of religions and empires — until now.

Al Jazeera · Oct 4, 2023

Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque complex on fifth day of Sukkot

Israeli settlers storm complex in groups and attempt to perform ‘Talmudic rituals’, according to a Waqf official.

The Hindu · Sep 21, 2023

Upbeat Congress minority leaders to organise jalsas and street corner meeting to take Congress’s 6 guarantees in Old City of Hyderabad

Congress minority leaders in Hyderabad are targeting poor women of the Old City, offering six guarantees to benefit 85% of residents. These include Mahalakshmi scheme, free travel in buses, gas cylinders for ₹500, Gruha Jyothi guarantee, 4% reservations for poor Muslims, and ₹5 lakh assistance for higher education. The response…

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Zenger · Jul 30, 2023

New Suspension Bridge Promotes Access To Jerusalem’s Holy Sites

Jerusalem unveils longest suspension bridge, enhancing access to holy sites and boosting tourism

Al Jazeera · Jul 20, 2023

Inside the eviction of Palestinians losing their Jerusalem home

The Sub Labans lost their home of several decades after being forced out by Israel at the start of the month.

Al Jazeera · Jul 7, 2023

Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in Nablus, Ramallah

Two of the men were killed during an Israeli army raid in Nablus some locals described as an ‘invasion’.

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023

As a lengthy legal battle ends, a Palestinian family braces for eviction from Jerusalem home

Few places in Jerusalem speak of the larger conflict being waged over the capital more than the apartment of 68-year-old Nora Ghaith-Sub Laban

The Hindu · Jun 23, 2023

Metro Rail for Patancheru announcement leaves Old City residents asking ‘what about us?’

Residents of the Old City of Hyderabad wonder when the Hyderabad Metro Rail will become a reality in their neighbourhoods

The Conversation · May 25, 2023

Anti-government protesters are reclaiming the Israeli flag from the far-right

Thousands of people recently took to the streets of the Old City in Jerusalem for the annual far-right Flag March.

Reuters · May 18, 2023

Factbox: What is 'Jerusalem Day' and why is it an Israeli-Palestinian flashpoint?

Israeli nationalists marking the 1967 capture of East Jerusalem were to march through the Muslim quarter of the Old City on Thursday in an annual parade that Palestinians see as a provocation.

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