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New Houses Are Built In The Jewish Settlement Of Ma'ale Adumim
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Israel lashes out, closes UK consulate over settlement sanctions

Israel ordered the closure of the UK consulate in occupied East Jerusalem in response to British-led Western sanctions on illegal West Bank settlements.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 September, 2026
Bishop Koryun Baghdasaryan, director of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem's real estate department, points at the sign marking the name of the Armenian Cathedral of St James in the Armenian quarter of the old city of Jerusalem on April 9, 2025.
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Seven arrested in Jerusalem for attacks on church, Muslim graves

Assiah Hamed
31 August, 2026
Israeli forces raid the Qalandia Training Center belonging to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) north of East Jerusalem on August 25, 2026.
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Israel takes control of UN training centre for Palestinians

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 August, 2026
Israeli authorities changed the name of Damascus Gate, with the change reflected on signs leading to it [Screengrab/Jerusalem Governorate]
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Israeli authorities change name of Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate

The New Arab Staff
24 August, 2026
Far-right National Security Minister Ben-Gvir toured Al-Aqsa Mosque as the violations occurred
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Ben-Gvir joins mass storming of Al-Aqsa compound on Tisha B'Av

Sam Hamad
23 July, 2026
Muhammad Ahmad Hussein, Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, has been banned from the al-Aqsa Mosque compound following his arrest on Friday [Getty]
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Israel bans Jerusalem grand mufti from Al-Aqsa for one week

Matthew Hoare
11 July, 2026
Israeli settlers, under the protection of the Israeli army, carry out a raid the ancient city and the surrounding archaeological site coinciding with a visit by foreign diplomats in the town of Sebastiya, Nablus, West Bank, Palestine on June 29, 2026.
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Israel approves 13 new settlements in occupied West Bank

Assiah Hamed
03 July, 2026
A man stands next to a burned vehicle parked outside a stone building marked with slogans in Halhul, north of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank
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Israeli settlers wound seven Palestinians in WB attacks

The New Arab Staff
30 May, 2026
An armed Israeli settler walks to Damascus Gate in Jerusalem
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Israel planning to seize up to 20 properties in East Jerusalem

The New Arab Staff
17 May, 2026
A view of destruction at UNRWA headquarters, which provides aid to millions of Palestinians and works under the United Nations, is targeted by Israel in Gaza City, Gaza on February 11, 2024.
Nakba week
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On Nakba Day, Israel to approve army museum on ruins of UNRWA HQ

Sarah Khalil
14 May, 2026
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Israeli police arrest man suspected of attacking nun near Jerusalem’s Old City

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 May, 2026
Israeli forces raid areas north of East Jerusalem
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Israeli forces assault Palestinian child with Down syndrome

The New Arab Staff
01 May, 2026
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Spain probes CAF over role in Israeli settlement rail project

The New Arab Staff
14 April, 2026
Israeli settlers launch an attack on Deir al-Hatab town setting fire to Palestinian homes and vehicles causing material damage in Nablus, West Bank on March 23, 2026.
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Settlers establish first outpost within Jerusalem city limits

The New Arab Staff
08 April, 2026
10 Palestinians killed by Israeli in Gaza
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Israel kills 11 Palestinians in Gaza, Ben-Gvir storms Al-Aqsa

The New Arab Staff
07 April, 2026
Catholic clergy members arrive to Church of the Holy Sepulchre ahead of on Easter Sunday Mass
Easter Sunday
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Israeli restrictions spoil Easter for Palestinian Christians

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 April, 2026
Palestinians examine a police car that was damaged and rendered unusable following an Israeli airstrike in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp of Deir al-Balah, Gaza on March 22, 2026.
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Israel bombs Gaza camps, forcibly expels Jerusalem families

The New Arab Staff
26 March, 2026
Palestinian Muslims gather to perform the second Friday prayer of the holy month of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, on February 27, 2026.
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Al-Aqsa to stay shut this weekend due to Iran war

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 March, 2026
First Friday prayer of Ramadan at Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem
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Israel restricts access to Al Aqsa for first Friday of Ramadan

The New Arab Staff
Jihad Barakat
Naela Khalil
20 February, 2026
Displaced Palestinians move with their belongings southwards on a road in the Nuseirat refugee camp area in the central Gaza Strip on September 20, 2025
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UN warns Israel pushing for ethnic cleansing in Gaza, West Bank

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 February, 2026
A picture taken on May 21, 2017 shows Israel's controversial barrier separating the Jewish settlement of Neve Yaakov (foreground) in the northern area of east Jerusalem
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Israel plots Jerusalem land grab with new settlement project

The New Arab Staff
17 February, 2026