At least two killed in shooting near Israeli consulate in Istanbul, media reports say

At least two people were killed in a shooting outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, according to local media reports. Two police officers were injured, the Reuters news agency reported. Video shared by Reuters showed an armed police officer taking cover amid the sound of gunshots. Police in action after gunfire was heard near the … Read more

Forced from their homes by Israeli bombing, displaced Lebanese face uncertainty and sectarian tensions

Israel says the buffer zone is necessary to keep the threat of Hezbollah’s rockets away from its border, and its Defense Minister Israel Katz has warned that the hundreds of thousands of families displaced from the south will not be able to return to their homes, or what is left of them, until the safety … Read more

Israeli death penalty law targeting Palestinians sparks global outcry as far right celebrates

TEL AVIV — Far-right supporters of a controversial Israeli death penalty law were popping champagne corks as it cleared the Knesset on Monday night, but its passage has sparked a global chorus of condemnation from allies and international human rights groups. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive … Read more

Israeli airstrike destroys Beirut building

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Israeli police block Palm Sunday Mass due to Iran war

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Israeli police block Palm Sunday Mass due to Iran war 00:32 UP NEXT McDonald’s throws birthday party for 95-year-old 00:31 Trump claims ‘regime change’ has happened in Iran 00:30 NASA Artemis II crew speaks on upcoming lunar launch … Read more

Israeli police block Catholic figures from Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre

World leaders have voiced concern after Israeli police prevented Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Sunday. Pizzaballa had attempted to travel to the church within Jerusalem’s Old City with the Rev. Francesco Ielpo, the church’s official guardian, to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass, according to … Read more

Catholic Church, world leaders condemn Israeli police for stopping cardinal from Jerusalem’s Church of Holy Sepulchre

The Catholic Church and European leaders are criticizing Israeli police after they prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate a Palm Sunday Mass.   The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said in a statement that Pizzaballa and Reverend Fr. Francesco Ielpo were prevented from entering … Read more