The Latest Breaking News from Jerusalem

For the sake of those who have died, we need to heed the call for peace, says Daphna Baram, a Jerusalem-born former human rights lawyer

Tensions raging since Middle Eastern state’s founding in May 1948 date back much further

Breaking news of Willoughby quitting ‘This Morning’ was announced by Sky News journalist Mark Austin from Jerusalem

As Nathanel Young, 20, was buried, the streets of the divided city remained uneasily empty with both sides fearing reprisals

From Riyadh to Cairo, Tehran to Jerusalem, Palestinians are merely useful pawns in the Middle East regional game of tyrants, writes Leon Goldsmith

Tensions raging since Middle Eastern state’s founding in May 1948 date back much further

Without law as a guide, there’s no obvious answer to the intractability of competing claims to Jerusalem, nor for the land of Israel and Palestine.

Israel was still finding bodies from Hamas’ weekend attack on southern Israeli towns. Rescue workers found 100 bodies in Beeri — around 10% of that farming community’s population — after a long hostage standoff with gunmen. In Gaza, thousands fled as airstrikes leveled buildings.

At least 7 Israelis injured as rockets hit population centers. Prime Minister Netanyahu promises forceful retaliation.

As a scholar of global Islam, I teach an introduction to Islam course and include a discussion about Al-Aqsa as part of the syllabus. That’s because Al-Aqsa has deep religious significance for Muslims around the world.

Tensions raging since Middle Eastern state’s founding in May 1948 date back much further