Jerusalem Controversy

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police forcibly entered the compound of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees in East Jerusalem early Monday, escalating a campaign against an organization that has been banned from operating on Israeli territory. The U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East,…

Iran 'paid heavy price' for supporting proxies, Palestinians, ex-FM Zarif says at Doha Forum Zarif argued that Jerusalem misread Iran’s staying power when the fighting resumed earlier this year. “The Israelis launched this aggression based on mistaken assumptions,” he said. Mohammad Javad Zarif, the former Iranian Foreign Minister, gives a…

JERUSALEM, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he would not retire from politics if he receives a pardon from the country's president in his years-long corruption trial. Asked by a reporter if planned on retiring from political life if he receives a pardon,…

JERUSALEM, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he will meet President Donald Trump later this month, saying a second phase of the U.S. president's Gaza plan was close. The meeting will discuss possible opportunities for peace and an end to the Palestinian militant…

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz flew into Israel Saturday for his first visit since taking office, and reaffirmed Berlin’s support after traditionally solid ties between the countries were shaken by the Gaza war. Merz landed at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport just before 8:00 pm (1800 GMT) and was met by…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Remains that militants in Gaza handed to Israel were those of Thai agricultural worker Sudthisak Rinthalak, Israeli and Thai officials said Thursday. The confirmation brought the first phase of Gaza’s tenuous 8-week-old ceasefire a step closer to completion, with one more hostage’s remains still to be returned.…

Foreign Press Group Condemns New Delay on Gaza Media Access The Foreign Press Association in Jerusalem on Thursday said it “strongly opposed” another delay by the Israeli Supreme Court on its petition demanding independent media access to Gaza after the war, according to AFP. Since the outbreak of the Gaza…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Remains that militants in Gaza handed to Israel were those of Thai agricultural worker Sudthisak Rinthalak, Israeli and Thai officials said Thursday. The confirmation brought the first phase of Gaza’s tenuous 8-week-old ceasefire a step closer to completion, with one more hostage’s remains still to be returned.…

JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli-backed Palestinian militia in Gaza said Thursday its leader, Yasser Abu Shabab, has been killed in a dispute with another family...Read More

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said Wednesday that the “findings” returned from Gaza do not match either of the hostages taken during Hamas’ 2023 attack who remain in Gaza...Read More