A Palestinian opened fire from a car in Jerusalem Sunday and again as police chased him, killing two people, authorities said, after concerns over the potential for a new upsurge in violence. The gunman was killed soon after carrying out the attack near police headquarters, close to the line dividing[…]
Israeli police were heavily deployed across occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday as reports of an alleged “security threat” were received, according to Israeli police spokesperson. Luba al-Samri said in a statement that the security alert was declared Tuesday afternoon, issuing no specific directions for the public. The security alert was cancelled[…]
The Ethics Committee of the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, decided to uphold a provision Tuesday prohibiting members of the Knesset (MK), both Jewish and Palestinian, from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, according to a press release from the Israeli Knesset. The measure was implemented in November by the Ethics Committee amid a[…]
Israeli authorities allowed hundreds of Palestinian worshipers from the Gaza Strip to enter occupied East Jerusalem to perform Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Sources at the Palestinian liaison office told Ma’an that 300 Gazans above the age of 50 headed to Jerusalem via the Erez crossing in the northern[…]
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