JERUSALEM — The Israeli police shot dead an Arab man early Saturday in disputed circumstances in front of an entrance to the most prominent holy site in Jerusalem, in an episode that risked escalating tensions in the city at an already volatile time. A police spokeswoman said that officers had stopped the man for questioning […]
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At Least 5 Killed in Shooting at a Jerusalem Synagogue
At least five people were shot dead at a synagogue in East Jerusalem on Friday night in the deadliest attack in the city in several years. The Israeli police said that a gunman started firing at about 8:15 p.m. at people at a building used as a synagogue in Neve Yakov, an Israeli settlement in […]
2 Bomb Attacks in Jerusalem Kill 1 and Wound at Least 18
JERUSALEM — Two blasts in Jerusalem killed a teenager and injured at least 18 other people during the morning rush hour on Wednesday, the Israeli police said, in what were the first bomb attacks on Israeli civilians in more than six years. The police said that the first explosion occurred at a bus stop in […]
Seven Injured in Shooting in Jerusalem
This is a developing story. Seven people were injured in the Old City of Jerusalem early Sunday in what emergency responders are considering a suspected terror attack. Two victims are in serious condition. The attack follows a conflict in Gaza between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, who reached a cease-fire a week ago after dozens […]
Israel-Palestinian Conflict Live Updates: Gaza Militants Fire Rockets at Jerusalem
About 14,000 Palestinian laborers from Gaza have received permits to enter Israel every day for work this year, a shift in Israeli policy toward Gaza.Credit…Oded Balilty/Associated Press Hamas has largely remained on the sidelines in the fighting in Gaza on Saturday, raising the chances that the current round of cross-border violence could be contained in […]