Israeli minister sparks anger by praying at sensitive…

[ad_1] Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has visited the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem and prayed there, violating a decades-old arrangement covering one of the most sensitive sites in the Middle East.Photos and…

Middle East crisis: US shuts Jerusalem embassy; no…

[ad_1] The United States will shut its embassy in Jerusalem from Wednesday through Friday as the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies, the State Department announced on Tuesday.“Given the security situation and in compliance with…

Far-right marchers attack Palestinians as Israel marks taking…

[ad_1] Wyre DaviesReporting fromDamascus Gate, JerusalemGetty ImagesIsraeli police remove a right-wing activist in Jerusalem's Old CityCrowds of far-right Israelis chanted insults and assaulted Palestinians during an annual parade for Jerusalem Day on Monday.Chants of "death…

Israeli forces close Unrwa-run schools in East Jerusalem

[ad_1] Armed Israeli security forces have forced the closure of three schools run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem.Hundreds of Palestinian students were sent home from the schools in…