East Jerusalem, Israel

Israel Arrests 12 in East Jerusalem Over Hamas Ceasefire Celebrations
The arrests highlight the ongoing tensions between Israel and Palestinians, especially in light of the ceasefire that ended a major conflict. Israeli authorities have been enforcing a ban on "expressions of joy" and any form of support for Hamas,
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,
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.
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 ...
UNRWA says Israel ban will be disastrous, US says exaggeration
Implementation of a ban on the U.N. Palestinian relief agency UNRWA in Israel - due to start on Thursday - will be disastrous ...
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 ...
The Forward on MSN7d
This Jerusalem pizzeria renamed itself after Donald Trump to please American customers
When Trump was nominated, I said, yalla, let’s do it. He’s going to be good for Israel, he has a Jewish son-in-law,” said ...
Musician Stephen Horenstein's jazz debut performance in Jerusalem
In his pre-show notes, Horenstein talks about offering his audience “a cleansing, a sort of exorcism, of everything we have ...