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Israel court upholds sale of Jerusalem church land

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 09 09:17 PM

The Ateret Cohanim organization, which seeks to "Judaize" Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, bought three buildings from the church in a controversial deal struck in secret in 2004. Read more »

Jerusalem on high alert ahead of Israeli 'flag march'

Guillaume Lavallee, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 29 06:14 PM

Jerusalem braced for a controversial "flag march" as Israelis mobilised to commemorate the city's unification and Palestinian groups threatened retaliation over the annual rally that sparked a war last year. Read more »

Fresh clashes at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound: AFP journalist

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 22 04:00 PM

New clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian demonstrators broke out Friday morning at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, an AFP photographer said. Read more »

Israel hits Gaza after rocket attack

Paul Raymond and Yasmin Zaher, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 20 04:21 AM

The latest tensions have focused on the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Israeli-annexed Old City. Read more »

Israel gov't faces new split amid Jerusalem violence

Paul Raymond, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 18 07:36 AM

Israel's fractious governing coalition faced a new split on Sunday when Arab-Israeli party Raam "suspended" its membership, after violence around a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site that wounded 170 people over the weekend. Read more »

Over 20 wounded in new Jerusalem violence

Paul Raymond, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 17 11:03 PM

More than 20 Israelis and Palestinians were wounded on Sunday in several incidents in and around Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, two days after major violence at the site. Read more »

Pope Francis calls for free access to Jerusalem holy sites

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 17 09:20 PM

Pope Francis on Sunday called for free access to the holy sites in Jerusalem as he delivered his annual Easter address amid simmering violence between Israelis and Palestinians in the Holy City. Read more »

Pope Francis urges peace for Ukraine in this 'Easter of war'

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 28 05:01 PM

Pope Francis on Sunday called for peace in Ukraine during this "Easter of war" as he delivered the traditional Easter Sunday Urbi et Orbi address on St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. Read more »

Over 100 hurt in Jerusalem clashes as religious festivals overlap

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 15 03:59 PM

Al-Aqsa is Islam's third holiest site. Jews refer to it as the Temple Mount, referencing 2 temples said to have stood there in antiquity. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 28, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 12:24 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

It snows in Old Jerusalem

Ilan Rosenberg, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 28 09:36 AM

A winter storm has been affecting the eastern Mediterranean, bringing rare snowfall in parts of Israel. Read more »

Rare snow carpets Jerusalem's holy sites

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 06:04 PM

JERUSALEM - A rare heavy snowfall covered Jerusalem, some of northern Israel and hilly areas in the occupied West Bank overnight into Thursday, shutting down roads and schools. Read more »

LOOK: Bea Gomez tours Tower of David with Miss U bets

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 01 03:21 PM

Philippine bet Beatrice Gomez looks like she is having fun touring Israel with the other delegates of the Miss Universe pageant. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 20, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 12:27 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Israel launches COVID-19 booster shots for over 40

Ammar Awad, Reuters
Posted at Aug 20 07:31 PM

A woman takes a photo as a man receives a third shot of the COVID-19 vaccine as Israel launches booster shots for over 40-year-olds on Friday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 19, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 20 09:10 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Wildfire hits forests near Jerusalem

Menahem Kahana, AFP
Posted at Aug 19 08:52 AM

A picture of burned forests around the Givat Yearim moshav in the mountains some eight kilometers west of Jerusalem, Israel. Read more »

Israel to offer booster shots to under 60-year-olds

Reuters
Updated as of Aug 13 07:40 AM

Israeli Health Ministry experts recommended on Thursday dropping from 60 to 50 the minimum age of eligibility for a COVID-19 vaccine booster. Read more »

Ben & Jerry's to stop ice cream sales in occupied Palestinian territories

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 20 11:23 AM

American ice cream-maker Ben & Jerry's announced on Monday they would stop selling their ice cream in the occupied Palestinian territories, saying its sale "is inconsistent with our values." Read more »

Israel, South Korea agree COVID-19 vaccine swap

Dan Williams and Josh Smith, Reuters
Posted at Jul 06 03:15 PM

Israel will deliver about 700,000 expiring doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine to South Korea later this month, and South Korea will give Israel back the same number, already on order from Pfizer, in September and October. Read more »