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.

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.