Israel suspends cooperation with UNESCO after Jerusalem vote

Israel suspended cooperation with UNESCO on Friday after the UN cultural organisation adopted two resolutions on occupied east Jerusalem ahead of a final vote next week.

Palestinians Warn of Burst of Violence if Funds Run Short

A Palestinian official warned Wednesday that the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem could "explode" if funds from international donors fell short this year.

Israeli Court Orders Army to Stop Razing Homes of Palestinian Militants

Israel's High Court of Justice has issued injunctions against the demolition of six homes belonging to suspected Palestinian militants accused of killing Israelis in the West Bank, Agence France Presse reports.

Abbas says Palestinians will keep their struggle against Israel

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced on Wednesday that the Palestinians will keep their struggle against the Israeli policies in Jerusalem and the entire Palestinian territories.

Israel Authorizes Police to Seal Off Parts of Jerusalem

The Israeli cabinet has authorized police to seal off “centers of friction and incitement in Jerusalem.” Many recent attackers have come from Arab areas in Jerusalem.

Israel lifts restrictions on Muslim prayer at Al-Aqsa

Israel is to lift temporary restrictions on Muslim worship at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, imposed after the weekend killing of two Israelis nearby, police said Tuesday.

Israel destroys Jerusalem homes as clashes intensify

Israel destroyed the homes of two Palestinians involved in attacks on Israelis more than a year ago.

Hamas says armed resistance against Israeli occupation going on

A Hamas movement spokesman said on Monday that the procession of armed resistance against (Israeli) occupation is going on, following five Hamas militants were arrested by Israeli security forces.

Hamas official calls on Palestinians to 'take up arms'

A senior Hamas official Saturday called on Palestinians to take up arms to "defend" the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem after a rise in Jewish visitors to the flashpoint site.

Fresh clashes at break out at Aqsa compound

New clashes broke out on Monday morning between Israeli border police and Palestinians at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, an Agence France-Presse journalist reported, with further trouble feared in the week ahead.

Settlers storm W. Bank holy site, clash with Palestinians

Hundreds of Jewish settlers forced their way into a Muslim shrine in the West Bank city of Nablus in the early hours of Monday, triggering clashes with Palestinian youths, according to eyewitnesses.

Israel arrests 39 after clashes in Jerusalem and West Bank

Israeli police said Sunday they had arrested 39 Palestinians in the West Bank and east Jerusalem after days of protest and clashes over the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound.

Israel says "Palestinian incitement" responsible for Temple Mount violence

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Palestinian incitement is responsible for the recent bout of violence in Jerusalem's flashpoint Temple Mount site.

Israeli escalation in east Jerusalem a declaration of war: Hamas

Gaza ruling Islamic Hamas movement on Tuesday said the ongoing Israeli measures and escalation in east Jerusalem al-Aqsa Mosque "is a declaration of war.

Clashes rock Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa compound for second day

Palestinians and Israeli police clashed at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound for a second straight day on Monday, prompting at least three arrests, police said.

Palestine slams Israel ‘aggression’ on al-Aqsa

Outgoing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned on Sunday the “aggression” committed by the Israeli army on Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque compound.

After new displacements, UN officials call for an immediate halt to demolitions in the West Bank

 UN, 18 August 2015 – Senior United Nations officials are calling today for an immediate freeze on demolitions in the West Bank, after dozens of structures were demolished yesterday by Israeli authorities in Palestinian Bedouin refugee communities, near East Jerusalem.

Jewish extremists raise Israeli flags outside Al-Aqsa

Several Jewish extremists on Sunday raised Israeli flags outside the gates of occupied East Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, according to the mosque’s Palestinian director.

Amid mounting tension, Israel seals off Al-Aqsa compound

Israeli police on Sunday sealed the gates of occupied East Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound amid calls by Jewish extremist groups to storm the holy site.

EEAS: Statement by the Spokesperson on recent Israeli decisions for further settlement expansion

EU, European External Action Service:
"The recent decisions of the Israeli authorities to further advance settlement expansion in the West Bank and East Jerusalem call into question the Israeli government's stated commitment to a negotiated two-state solution in the Middle East Peace Process.