The Latest Breaking News from East Jerusalem

The US ambassador to Tel Aviv, Tom Nides, announced Wednesday that the West Bank settlement growth is “infuriating,” warning that it is a “stupid thing” that impedes a two-state solution. Speaking at a virtual event of the Americans for Peace Now organization, Nides said that he couldn’t stop the settlements,…

Jordanian King Abdullah II on Thursday told Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid that Israel's "unilateral steps" in the holy city from accelerated Jewish settlement building to its attempts to change the legal status quo of the city undermined a two-state solution. King Abdullah reaffirmed the need to step up efforts…

The incident took place at Bab Hutta, one of the gates to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

Israeli security service officials have joined the warnings issued by Palestinian civil society and political leaders against potential escalation of violence by far-right proponents who are supported by Israeli police officers. The escalation by far-right activists portends a major security explosion in Jerusalem, especially with the advent of Islam’s holy…

Israel's top court halted on Tuesday the planned evictions of four Palestinian families from a flashpoint East Jerusalem neighbourhood pending clarification of claims on their homes.

The ruling is a culmination of a decades-long struggle for Palestinian residents to stay in their homes.

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry warned against Israel’s exploitation of the world’s preoccupation with the situation in Ukraine to expand its aggression, violence and crimes against Palestinians. In a statement on Thursday, it slammed the continuous seizure of Palestinian lands and growing settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank, in general,…

Israeli officials are preparing to advance an unprecedented project to expand a national park onto church-owned lands and Christian holy sites in East Jerusalem, sparking fierce opposition from local Christian leaders. The move would not strip the landholders of their ownership, but it would give the government some authority over…

Reporters observed Israeli border police charging protesters with horses in occupied East Jerusalem.

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israeli police on horseback scattered protesters Friday in the flashpoint east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, where demonstrators poured in to support Palestinians facing eviction by Jewish settlers. 

Palestinians say intensified police and settler presence come to lay groundwork for family’s forced displacement.