Israel airstrikes kill 20 in Gaza, Palestinians say, after militants fire rockets at Jerusalem
Jerusalem/GazaReuters Violent clashes over Jerusalem escalated dramatically on Monday with Gaza health officials saying at least 20 people, including nine children, were killed by Israeli air strikes launched after Palestinian militant groups fired rockets close to Jerusalem Israel’s military said it carried out strikes against armed groups, rocket launchers and military posts in Gaza after […]
Clashes, prayers in Jerusalem on Muslim Laylat al-Qadr
Jerusalem, IsraelReuters Clashes erupted between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police outside the Old City of Jerusalem on Saturday as tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers prayed at the nearby Al-Aqsa Mosque on Islam’s holy night of Laylat al-Qadr. Palestinian youth threw stones, lit fires and tore down police barricades in the streets leading to the […]
World Council of Churches gives support to Jerusalem churches’ plea for access to holy sites
The World Council of Churches has thrown its support behind a plea from church leaders in Jerusalem to maintain the historical status quo allowing worshippers access to the site known as the Temple Mount to the Jews and Haram ash-Sharif to Muslims as well as other holy sites in the city. In a statement released […]