This is Beirut, 08/05 12:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Thursday that Israel closed three of its schools in annexed East Jerusalem, months after an Israeli ban on its activities took effect. An AFP photographer at the scene reported that a closure notice in Hebrew was left at the entrance of at least one of the schools, and UNRWA said at least one of its ...
This is Beirut, 30/04 16:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered troops to deploy on Wednesday to support firefighters battling rapidly spreading wildfires near Jerusalem, calling the situation a "national emergency". The country's Magen David Adom rescue agency reported hundreds of civilians were currently at risk from the fires. At least 23 people ...
This is Beirut, 19/04 19:16 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Thousands of Orthodox Christian faithful gathered at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem to witness the ceremony of the Holy Fire, a central event in Orthodox Easter celebrations. According to tradition, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch enters the Edicule of the Holy Tomb, completely darkened, and emerges with candles lit by a flame ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-11 14:17 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Fires that blazed on Monday west of Jerusalem were not caused by debris from an intercepted missile fired from Yemen and claimed by the Houthis, firefighters said. Israeli firefighters and the military had earlier said that blazes around Beit Shemesh about 20 kilometres (12 miles) from Jerusalem had been caused by the missile's debris and its ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-27 14:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A Palestinian man was killed on Sunday as he tried to attack soldiers with a knife during an “anti-terrorist” operation in Hizma, north of Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli army announced. The man, whose identity was not given, “accelerated in his car towards soldiers who were carrying out an anti-terrorist operation in the ...
gdeveloper, 2024-02-20 14:36 - Reading : less than a minute
Hundreds of Israelis demonstrate in Jerusalem, demanding the government to reach a deal with Hamas to free the hostages.