Why the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is escalating
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Israeli raid at Al-Aqsa mosque risks igniting violence, Arab League says
In a statement issued after an emergency meeting on the incident, the League condemned what it called “crimes committed by the Israeli occupation forces against defenceless Muslim worshippers” in the…
Lebanon: Dozens of rockets fired into Israel, IDF says
Jerusalem CNN — Dozens of rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel on Thursday, the Israeli military said, in a major escalation that comes amid tensions over Israeli police raids…
Al-Aqsa: Clashes erupt inside Jerusalem mosque after Israeli forces enter
CNN — Israeli police clashed with Palestinians inside the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City early on Wednesday, just days after a Palestinian man was killed outside the holy site.…
Palestinian man shot dead in disputed circumstances near Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa compound
Jerusalem CNN — A Palestinian man was shot and killed by Israeli police early on Saturday at the entrance to the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, frequently a flashpoint in…
King Charles III coronation: Holy oil consecrated in Jerusalem
London CNN — The sacred oil that will be used to anoint King Charles III at his coronation May 6, has been consecrated at a Christian holy site in Jerusalem,…
Jerusalem: Two dead including child as car rams people at bus stop
Jerusalem CNN — A car drove into people at a bus stop in Jerusalem Friday, killing a man and a young child in what Israeli police described as a “ramming…
Blinken visit reaches new urgency as Israeli, Palestinian tensions boil
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Jerusalem attacks: Settlements to be ‘strengthened’ in wake of shootings, Israeli PM says
CNN — Israel will “take steps to strengthen settlement” in response to shooting attacks in Jerusalem Friday and Saturday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said. A six-point list to “fight…
Jerusalem: Two wounded in shooting, police say, after synagogue attack leaves seven dead
CNN — Two people were wounded in a shooting attack in Jerusalem on Saturday, emergency services say, the day after a gunman killed at least seven people near a synagogue…