Jerusalem Archives

June 23, 2025 1:54 PM

Missile Alarms in Jerusalem as U.S.-Iran Tensions Ignite New Escalation in West Asia

Jerusalem was gripped by fresh anxiety today as a missile was spotted overhead, followed by distant explosions, according to a Reuters report. The Israeli military subsequently activated air raid sirens across central and southern Israel, citing furt...

June 18, 2025 1:24 PM

US to shut embassy in Jerusalem from Wednesday through Friday

The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem will be shut from Wednesday through Friday due to the security situation in the region and to comply with Israeli guidance, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday. "Given the security situation and in complia...

November 19, 2023 5:48 PM

Biden says Palestinian Authority should ultimately govern Gaza and West Bank

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday the Palestinian Authority should ultimately govern the Gaza Strip and the West Bank following the Israel-Hamas war. "As we strive for peace, Gaza and the West Bank should be reunited under a single governanc...

November 1, 2023 12:13 PM

Explainer: What’s the Israel-Palestinian conflict about?

The war between Israel and Hamas militants who stormed Israeli towns and kibbutzes from the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, is the latest in seven decades of conflict between Israelis and Palestinians that has destabilised the wider Middle East. In Hamas...

October 9, 2023 9:10 AM

Erdogan says Turkey will ramp up diplomacy in Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on October 8 that Turkey was determined to ramp up diplomatic efforts to achieve calm in the fighting between Israeli and Palestinian forces, but added that a two-state solution was the only way to achieve region...

October 8, 2023 6:10 PM

Israel, Hezbollah exchange artillery, rocket fire

Israel and Lebanon's powerful armed group Hezbollah exchanged artillery and rocket fire on Sunday following the deadliest attack in years by Palestinian gunmen on Israel. There were no immediate reports of casualties in either Lebanon or Israel from...

October 8, 2023 5:47 PM

Massive rockets fired from Gaza into Israel

Massive rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel in Hamas' surprise attack on Saturday, while a number of Hamas fighters from Gaza penetrated into southern Israel. Responding to the Hamas attack, Israel launched air-strikes on targets in t...

October 8, 2023 9:38 AM

Israeli forces clash with Hamas gunmen after hundreds killed

Israeli forces clashed with gunmen from the Palestinian group Hamas on October 8, 24 hours after the militants launched a surprise attack on Israel in which nearly 500 people were killed in the deadliest day of violence in Israel for 50 years. The b...