• 

  Israel-Palestine conflict: 2 killed in West Bank after Israel strikes Lebanon, Gaza

  World | April 07, 2023 23:56 IST

  The early morning Israeli strikes followed an unusually large rocket barrage fired at Israel from southern Lebanon — some of the heaviest and most serious cross-border violence since Israel's 2006 war with Lebanon's Hezbollah militants.

• 

  EXPLAINED: Why Jerusalem is the most bitterly disputed holy site on Earth?

  World | April 07, 2023 18:54 IST

  The Palestinians view the holy site as the last remnant of their homeland that is not under full Israeli control, and they fear that Israel plans to one day take over the site or partition it.

• 

  Israel judicial overhaul plan backfires at PM Netanyahu; agrees to delay his plan

  World | March 27, 2023 21:20 IST

  Netanyahu’s government pledged to forge ahead with a parliamentary vote this week on a centrepiece of the overhaul — a law that would give the governing coalition the final say over all judicial appointments.

• 

  Israel: 7 killed in shooting outside Jerusalem synagogue, suspect shot dead

  World | January 28, 2023 7:39 IST

  Israel: The attack came a day after Israeli forces killed 10 Palestinians during a raid in the West Bank town of Jenin, nine of them in the army operation, in what was the bloodiest day in the Palestinian Authority (PA) controlled area in many years.

• 

  Jerusalem: Twin blasts near bus stops kill 1, injure 1

  World | November 23, 2022 13:11 IST

  Jerusalem blasts: The first explosion occurred near a bus stop on the edge of the city, where commuters usually crowd waiting for buses. The second went off in Ramot, a neighborhood in the city's north.

• 

  Palestinian gunman kills woman Israeli soldier in Jerusalem

  World | October 09, 2022 8:59 IST

  Saturday night’s shooting occurred at a checkpoint near the Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem. Police said the assailant got out of a car and opened fire, seriously wounding the female soldier and a security guard before running into the camp.

• 

  Israeli government dissolves parliament, holds 5th elections in three years

  World | June 21, 2022 2:00 IST

  The immediate cause for Bennett’s decision was the looming expiration of laws that grant West Bank settlers special legal status.

• 

  Israel: 4 people killed in stabbing attack, suspect shot

  World | March 22, 2022 23:20 IST

  Police said the attacker careened his car into a cyclist and stabbed five people across a swath of the city center. Amateur video footage posted online appeared to show armed bystanders shooting and killing the attacker at the scene.

• 

  Israel detects 1st polio case since 1989

  World | March 07, 2022 8:17 IST

  This is the first case of polio detected in Israel since 1989, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the Israeli media.

• 

  Jerusalem covered in smoke as wildfire rages outside city

  World | August 15, 2021 21:30 IST

  The cloud stretched over much of the city on Sunday afternoon, covering the skies overhead with a black and orange blanket of smoke.  

• 

  Israel to ease some restrictions on Gaza

  World | June 25, 2021 9:29 IST

  The permitted range for fishing will be expanded from 6 nautical miles, or some 11 km, to 9 nautical miles, or some 16.7 km, the office of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, Israel's military liaison to the Palestinians, said in a statement.

Advertisement
• 

  US to reopen Jerusalem consulate, upgrading Palestinian ties

  World | May 25, 2021 21:23 IST

  Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Tuesday that the U.S. would reopen its Consulate General in Jerusalem — a move that restores ties with Palestinians that had been downgraded by the Trump administration.  

• 

  More Jerusalem clashes on eve of contentious Israeli parade

  World | May 10, 2021 7:42 IST

  Israeli police faced off with Palestinian protesters Sunday in another night of clashes in east Jerusalem.

• 

  10 boys and teens among the dead in Israel festival stampede

  World | May 02, 2021 6:51 IST

  Four Americans, a Canadian, and a man from Argentina were also among those killed. Two families each lost two children. The youngest victim was nine years old.

• 

  'Great tragedy', says PM Benjamin Netanyahu as 40 killed in stampede at religious festival in Israel

  World | April 30, 2021 9:17 IST

  A stampede broke out early Friday at a Jewish religious gathering attended by tens of thousands of people in northern Israel.

• 

  Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque reopens after 2 months

  World | May 31, 2020 15:41 IST

  After remaining closed for two months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the compound of the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, which is the third-holiest site in Islam after Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia, started welcoming worshippers from Sunday again.

• 

  coronavirus outbreak: Israel confirms 14 new COVID-19 cases

  World | March 09, 2020 8:30 IST

  Israel's Ministry of Health announced 14 more Israelis were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number to 39. The patients diagnosed include residents who came back from Spain, Austria, Belgium and Italy, Xinhua.

• 

  Israeli high school students to launch self-made satellite from Sriharikota

  World | December 08, 2019 17:12 IST

  "The students' work included satellite planning, writing the airborne and ground software and testing it up for satellite launch," he noted, adding, "One can see that it is the high school students who are at the centre of the whole project. The elders were more in a consultative role".

• 

  Andhra hikes financial aid for Haj, Jerusalem pilgrims

  India | October 30, 2019 20:08 IST

  Muslims going to Saudi Arabia to perform Haj and the Christians visiting holy places in Jerusalem will get higher financial help. The assistance for those with an annual income of below Rs 3 lakh will get Rs 60,000 against Rs 40,000 under the existing scheme.

• 

  Ads of Jerusalem, Haj on Tirupati bus tickets, BJP demands action for 'hurting Hindu sentiments'

  India | August 23, 2019 16:25 IST

  BJP leaders and workers on Friday staged a protest at the office of the regional manager of the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) and raised slogans against the corporation officials. They said the sentiments of Hindus should be respected.