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The Latest Breaking News from East Jerusalem

US ‘Veto’ Haunts Draft Resolution Delegitimizing West Bank Settlements

The US had expressed its clear objection to a draft resolution calling on Israel to stop steps it is taking to legalize nine settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank, UN diplomats told Asharq Al-Awsat on Friday. The resolution, still in draft form, calls for respecting the current historical status…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel passes law allowing deportation of Palestinian prisoners

New law will make it easier for Israel to revoke citizenship and residency of Palestinians in Israel and East Jerusalem.

Al Jazeera

Israel’s home demolitions a ‘war on nerves’ for Palestinians

East Jerusalem residents know that suspended demolition orders remain in force and may be executed at any moment.

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Israel's Netanyahu pledges more action against Palestinian attackers

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday promised a stronger Israeli response in dealing with a spate of Palestinian attacks in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, as pressure swelled within his right-wing government to employ more severe tactics.

Reuters

Israeli Police Seal Up Home of Jerusalem Attacker's Family

Security personnel sealed up the family home of a Palestinian man who careened his car into a Jerusalem bus stop, killing three Israelis and injuring several others, Israeli police said Sunday. Police released a video showing police and soldiers welding the doors and windows of the apartment in east Jerusalem…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Car ramming kills two people in occupied East Jerusalem

Driver rams car into a crowded bus stop in illegal Israeli settlement of Ramot before being shot and killed.

Al Jazeera

There’s no cycle of violence in Jerusalem – only Israel’s lethal oppression of my people

From house demolitions to military detention, the violence we Palestinians face daily reflects the power imbalance of occupier and occupied, says Jerusalem-based writer Jalal Abukhater

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Israeli forces kill Palestinian teenager in occupied West Bank

Hamza Amjad al-Ashqar, 17, was killed after a bullet hit his face during a raid, the Palestinian health ministry said.

Al Jazeera

Palestinian teenager dreamt of being a chef before attack, teachers say

In the middle of last week, 13-year-old Palestinian Mahmoud Aleiwat was pressing his teachers for the school report he needed so he could go to a Jerusalem college to train as a chef.

Reuters

Commentary: Palestinians in Israel have new cause to fear for their future

In recent days, there has been an alarming escalation of violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories, adding victims to what had been a deadly year in 2022. Last Thursday, the Israel Defense Force launched a raid against militants in the Jenin refugee camp, killing nine Palestinians. The next day,…

Los Angeles Times

Israeli-Palestinian conflict: How to end escalating violence after Jenin raid?

In East Jerusalem, locals are still coming to terms with the trauma of the attack that left seven people dead as they gathered to pray at a synagogue on January 27. That attack was followed by a second incident the following day, which injured two Israelis. Both attacks seem to…

France 24

Commentary: Israel and Iran are in a state of escalation, with the US on the razor’s edge

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is spending part of this week in the Middle East, where he’s scheduled to meet with Israeli, Palestinian and Egyptian officials to reduce the roiling violence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. But you can bet that Blinken will also take this opportunity to…

Chicago Tribune

What international law says about Israel's planned destruction of Palestinian assailants' homes

After a deadly attack that killed seven people outside an East Jerusalem synagogue, the Israeli government responded by sealing off the home of the Palestinian suspect in preparation for its destruction. The family home of a 13-year-old accused in a separate East Jerusalem shooting has likewise been earmarked for destruction.

The Conversation

Send terrorists to the electric chair, says Israel's new extreme right minister

Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's comments came after seven people were shot dead at a synagogue in East Jerusalem and as violent incidents were reported in Jerusalem and the West Bank

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Blinken Reaffirms Need for Two-State Solution after Talks with Netanyahu

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israelis and Palestinians to ease tensions on Monday during a visit to Jerusalem, reaffirming a long-stalled peace vision of two states side by side as the "only path" forward. Arriving amid the bloodiest violence in years, Blinken focused censure on a Palestinian gun…

Al Jazeera

Jenin refugee camp residents defiant after deadly Israeli assault

Palestinians pledge to ‘keep fighting’ illegal Israeli occupation following largest military raid in Jenin since 2002.

ABC News

Israel police seal home of Palestinian synagogue gunman as Benjamin Netanyahu announces plans to make it easier for Israelis to carry guns

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu announces plans to make it easier for Israelis to carry guns in the wake of Friday's deadly attack on worshippers outside a synagogue in East Jerusalem.

Al Jazeera

Netanyahu gives Israelis ‘green light to shoot Palestinians’

Israeli PM’s plan to expedite gun permits for Israelis gives go-ahead for more attacks on Palestinians, analysts say.

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Al Jazeera

Netanyahu announces plans to arm Israelis after Jerusalem attack

Netanyahu’s move could further increase violence that has seen 32 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces this month.

Al Jazeera

World reacts to rising violence in Israel-Palestine conflict

Senior officials call for end to violence after several deadly incidents in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.

Al Jazeera

Israel’s Netanyahu vows ‘swift response’ to Jerusalem attack

Israel’s security cabinet meeting in the wake of escalation of deadly violence in the occupied Palestinian territories.

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A 13-year-old Palestinian wounded 2 people in an attack in East Jerusalem, police say

The attack on Saturday morning comes just a day after a Palestinian gunman opened fire outside of a synagogue in Jerusalem at the start of the Jewish sabbath, killing seven people.

Al Jazeera

Two Israelis wounded in occupied East Jerusalem shooting

Incident comes a day after a Palestinian man killed seven near a synagogue following Israel’s deadly raid in Jenin camp.

The Guardian - UK

Fears of escalating conflict as gunman injures two Israelis in East Jerusalem

Shooting comes hours after seven people killed outside synagogue and two days after deadliest Israeli raid in West Bank for 20 years

Dynamite News

8 People Killed In Shooting Outside Synagogue In Jerusalem

In a recent incident, a gunman killed at least eight people outside a synagogue in East Jerusalem before being shot dead. Read Further on Dynamite News:

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