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Israel’s new army chief has vowed to keep the military free of politics, days after his predecessor spoke out against planned changes to military operations in the occupied West Bank

Israeli leaders vowed on Monday to keep the country's conscript military free of politics after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave far-right coalition partners increased control over security forces and settlements in the occupied West Bank. While Netanyahu's conservative Likud party retained the Defense Ministry, which runs the authority that coordinates…

United Nations (United States) (AFP) - Israeli and Palestinian envoys to the United Nations on Thursday traded heated barbs at a Security Council meeting over the controversial visit by an Israeli minister to Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound.

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Palestinians are holding urgent talks on their next moves after an extreme-right Israeli minister visited Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, a step so far met with stern words rather than violence.

Yair Lapid warned on Monday against a proposed visit to the Temple Mount by Ben-Gvir, saying that it would lead to bloodshed.

The White House on Tuesday affirmed that any unilateral action that jeopardizes the status quo at the holy sites in Jerusalem is unacceptable. The US position came after Tuesday’s visit of Israeli extreme-right firebrand Itamar Ben-Gvir to Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque. “The US stands firmly...

Jerusalem (AFP) - The United Nations and the United States led a chorus of international criticism of a visit by Israel's extreme-right new national security minister to Jerusalem's super-sensitive Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Tuesday.

Jerusalem (AFP) - Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were among nations to condemn a visit by Israel's extreme-right new national security minister on Tuesday to Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound.