East Jerusalem, Israel

Israel Arrests 12 in East Jerusalem Over Hamas Ceasefire Celebrations
Newsweek has reached out to the Jerusalem Municipality for comment via email. The arrests highlight the ongoing tensions between Israel and Palestinians, especially in light of the ceasefire that ended a major conflict.
UN agency for Palestinians readies to shutter operations in East Jerusalem after Israeli ban
Tens of thousands of Palestinian refugees in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem were set to lose education, healthcare and other services provided by U.N. agency UNRWA as an Israeli ban on the organisation takes effect on Thursday.
UNRWA prepares to shutter operations in East Jerusalem as Israeli ban set to take effect
Knesset has barred operation of UN agency, which administers schools, medical clinics, other services for descendants of Palestinian refugees, over employees' involvement in terror
Israel tells UN it's shutting down all UNRWA operations in Jerusalem: 'acute security risks'
Israel demands UNRWA halt operations in Jerusalem by January 30, citing Hamas ties and security risks. The move follows Knesset legislation severing ties with the agency.
UN agency UNRWA says Israel orders it to stop East Jerusalem operations this week
The United Nation's Palestinian refugee agency said on Sunday it had been ordered by Israel to vacate premises and cease all of its operations in occupied East Jerusalem by Thursday. Israeli lawmakers in October passed a law banning UNRWA from the country and also prohibiting Israeli authorities for having contact with the agency,
Israel Gives UNRWA Six Days to Halt Operations in East Jerusalem
The directive came in a letter to the U.N., after the Israeli Parliament banned the relief agency that has aided Palestinian refugees for decades.
Israel gives UN Palestinian agency ultimatum to leave Jerusalem
Israel’s UN ambassador on Friday announced that the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees must end its operations and vacate all its premises in Jerusalem by January 30, 2025. Defying international concerns,
Hamas is set to free 3 Israelis and 5 Thais in next hostage release, officials say
Officials from Israel and Hamas say the militant group will release three Israelis, including two women and an 80-year-old ...
Netanyahu meets Trump's envoy Witkoff after Saudi trip
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was meeting in Jerusalem with U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve ...
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1,900-year-old papyrus 'best-documented Roman court case from Judaea apart from the trial of Jesus'
A newly translated papyrus found in Israel provides information about criminal cases and slave ownership in the Roman Empire.
Jerusalem set to replace UNRWA services as critics warn of gaps
Civil society organizations warned that the ministry’s preparation were insufficient and would leave civilians in limbo.
Israel Says 8 of the 26 Hostages Listed for Imminent Release Are Dead
An Israeli government spokesman, David Mencer, said on Monday that Hamas had provided a list indicating that 25 of the 33 ...
Hamas is set to free 3 Israelis and 5 Thais in next hostage release, Israeli official says
Jerusalem — An Israeli official said Wednesday that Hamas will release three Israelis, including two women and an 80-year-old ...
First in line: Why Netanyahu’s swift White House invite matters
By swiftly inviting Netanyahu to the White House, Trump is sending a clear message to the region and beyond: Netanyahu and ...
Marie Antoinette’s Watch, Which She Never Saw, Is on Display
The Israeli museum that owns the famous creation by Breguet had been loath to lend it, but then the Science Museum in London ...