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Violence erupts between police and protestors following Palestinian funeral

The Palestinian Red Crescent rescue service said 37 Palestinians were wounded from rubber bullets, stun grenades and beatings

No fireworks for Israeli Independence Day celebrations over PTSD concerns

Israel marks 74 years since its creation on Thursday, and festivities begin the night before

Israel calls up 6 reserve battalions amid unrest in West Bank, Jerusalem

The decision to recruit reserve battalions came after a situational assessment and was approved by military Chief of Staff, Aviv Kochavi, said the Army

Israel-Palestine: Tensions are soaring in the Mideast yet again

Clashes have broken out at a major site in Jerusalem sacred to Jews and Muslims and at least two rockets have been fired from Gaza

Israel, Gaza militants trade fire as Mideast tension escalate

The cross-border Gaza violence was an extension of Israeli-Palestinian tensions that have been boiling in Jerusalem

Clashes erupt near Jerusalem holy site after Israeli forces enter Al Aqsa

The unrest happened just two days after clashes with Palestinians at the same site

Clashes erupt at Jerusalem holy site during Ramadan, 152 Palestinians hurt

The Israeli police said three officers were wounded from massive stone-throwing, with two evacuated from the scene for treatment

Israel ministry of Health detects 1st polio case since 1989 in a 4 yr old

The Israeli Ministry of Health has said it has detected polio infection in a 4-year-old child in Jerusalem

Palestine condemns Israel's plan to build new settlement units in Jerusalem

Palestine on Monday condemned an Israeli plan to build new 473 settlement units southeast of Jerusalem."The Israeli government is racing against time to implement the largest possible number of settlement projects," the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said in a statement."The settlement escalation comes days after the UN General Assembly adopted resolutions on the Palestinian issue, Jerusalem and the solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict," it added.Earlier in the day, the Israeli media reported that Israel's government is advancing a new Jerusalem neighbourhood beyond the Green Line.The reports added that the new settlement, which will be named Givat Shaked, would encroach on the Palestinian quarter of Beit Safafa, which is already suffering from a dire housing shortage.Israeli settlement is one of the thorniest issues in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and one of the main reasons for derailing the last round of direct peace negotiations between the two sides.

Mideast Quartet: Israel, Palestinians must take steps to tackle violence

The envoys said there is a pressing need to address the fragile situation in Gaza

Israel arrests Jerusalem woman activists in contested neighbourhood

Israeli police burst into the home of a prominent family in the contested Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of Jerusalem arresting a 23-year-old woman who has led protests

Israeli police allow over 120 Jewish visitors to flashpoint Jerusalem site

Israeli police denied there was any age restriction and said they arrested five suspects who "violated the public order."

Thousands of Israelis protest against PM Netanyahu despite wintry weather

Several thousand people gathered outside Netanyahu's official residence in Jerusalem

Thousands protest in Jerusalem against Netanyahu over Covid-19, corruption

Thousands of Israelis protested in Jerusalem in the latest weekly demonstration against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his handling of the coronavirus crisis and the corruption charges he faces

Thousands of Israelis protest outside Benjamin Netanyahu's residence

Netanyahu has been charged with fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes for his role in a series of scandals

Two cops injured, 12 people arrested during anti-govt protests in Jerusalem

Two cops were injured while 12 people were arrested as thousands took part in an anti-government demonstration in Jerusalem

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu rails at media over protests against him

Netanyahu has faced a wave of protests in recent weeks, with demonstrators calling for the resignation of the long-serving leader

Australia recognises west Jerusalem as capital of Israel: PM Scott Morrison

The prime minister said it was in Australia's interests to support "liberal democracy" in the Middle East and took aim at the United Nations he said was a place Israel is "bullied"

Israel-Palestine conflict intensifies for control over Jerusalem

The Palestinians have for years accused Israel of taking steps to fortify its hold on the city, primarily by encircling Arab neighborhoods in east Jerusalem with Jewish settlements

Palestinians have right to Jerusalem as capital: Saudi king Salman

Salman's address to the kingdom's Consultative Council came as the world's main pan-Islamic body held an emergency summit in Istanbul