Jerusalem

Israeli guards shoot knife-wielding Palestinian woman

A Palestinian woman was shot and wounded Friday after approaching an Israeli security checkpoint near Jerusalem with a knife, Israeli police said.

Dec 30, 2016, 17:43 PM IST

Israel pushing for more settler homes despite United Nations vote

An Israeli committee is to discuss issuing permits for more settler homes in annexed east Jerusalem, despite a landmark UN resolution demanding an end to such activity.

Dec 28, 2016, 18:03 PM IST

Israel says `reducing` ties with nations over UN vote

Israel`s foreign ministry said Tuesday the country was "reducing" ties with nations that voted for last week`s UN Security Council resolution demanding a halt to settlement building in Palestinian territory.

Dec 27, 2016, 21:10 PM IST

Palestinian killed in east Jerusalem clashes: Israeli Army

A Palestinian man was killed during clashes with Israeli soldiers overnight as they arrived to demolish the home of the alleged perpetrator of a deadly attack on Israelis, the Army said on Thursday.

Dec 22, 2016, 12:51 PM IST

UN Security Council to vote on Israel settlements

The UN Security Council will vote on Thursday on an Egyptian-drafted resolution demanding that Israel immediately halt its settlement activities in the Palestinian territories and east Jerusalem.

Dec 22, 2016, 09:01 AM IST

Israeli tanks strike Gaza base after border shooting

Shots were fired towards Israeli soldiers by the fence along the largely closed border by unknown assailants, the army said in a statement.

Dec 19, 2016, 19:52 PM IST

What we know about Donald Trump ambassador pick for Israel

David Friedman, who is Jewish, backs moving the American embassy to Jerusalem.

Dec 16, 2016, 20:40 PM IST

Turkey sends envoy to Israel in six years, ends diplomatic row

The ceremony, at the Presidential Residence in Jerusalem, marked the first time Turkey sent an envoy to Israel in six years.

Dec 12, 2016, 20:58 PM IST

Islamic State, Israeli forces clash for first time near Golan Heights; 4 ISIS terrorists killed

Israeli forces reportedly killed four Islamic State militants in Syria in the first direct clash between the country and the jihadi group, the media reported.

Nov 28, 2016, 13:52 PM IST

Israeli troops shoot dead knife-wielding Palestinian

Israeli troops today shot dead a Palestinian who attempted to stab a soldier near the West Bank settlement of Ofra, the army said.

Nov 03, 2016, 20:52 PM IST

Jesus`s tomb opened for first time in centuries

A marble slab covering the site, among the holiest in Christianity, was pulled back for three days as part of both restoration work and archaeological analysis.

Oct 30, 2016, 01:17 AM IST

Rocket siren sounds in southern Israeli community near Gaza border

Israel's air force hit a Hamas post in the Gaza Strip today after a rocket was fired from the Palestinian enclave toward Israel, the military said.

Oct 24, 2016, 14:48 PM IST

UNESCO head faces `death threats` over Jerusalem vote: Israel

The status of Jerusalem is the thorniest issue of the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
 

Oct 18, 2016, 00:20 AM IST

Donald Trump says would recognise Jerusalem as "one true" capital of Israel

Official US policy refrains from recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital until the Israel-Palestine conflict is resolved.

Oct 14, 2016, 10:00 AM IST

Israel arrests dozens of Palestinians after shooting rampage

Israeli authorities have arrested dozens of Palestinians after a shooting rampage in Jerusalem killed two people and wounded five others, police said Monday.

Oct 10, 2016, 13:36 PM IST

Eight persons injured in drive-by shooting attack in Jerusalem

At least eight persons were injured in a drive-by shooting attack in Jerusalem on Sunday.

Oct 09, 2016, 19:16 PM IST

Palestinian gunman wounds 4 in Jerusalem, shot dead: Police

A Palestinian opened fire from a car in Jerusalem on Sunday, wounding at least four people before police shot him dead, authorities said.

Oct 09, 2016, 14:44 PM IST

Benjamin Netanyahu calls Shimon Peres a `great man of the world` in funeral eulogy

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres as a "great man of the world" on Friday as he eulogised the man who was once his political rival at his funeral.

Sep 30, 2016, 12:52 PM IST

Barack Obama to attend Shimon Peres funeral in Jerusalem

US President Barack Obama will join other world leaders in attending the funeral of Israeli elder statesman Shimon Peres in Jerusalem, the White House said Wednesday.

Sep 29, 2016, 02:41 AM IST

Israeli ex-president and Nobel laureate Shimon Peres passes away

Israeli ex-president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres died on Wednesday, his personal doctor told AFP, some two weeks after suffering a major stroke.

Sep 28, 2016, 07:53 AM IST