Israel’s national security minister has ordered the closure of Palestinian prisoner-run bakeries in the country’s jails. Itamar Ben-Gvir’s office said in a statement that the move was aimed at denying “benefits and indulgences to terrorists” in Israel, which it said…
Israel releases longest-serving Palestinian prisoner
The longest-serving Palestinian prisoner held by Israel has been released after 40 years in jail. Karim Younis was convicted in 1983 of the kidnapping and murder of an Israeli soldier, Avi Bromberg, in the occupied Golan Heights three years earlier.…
Jerusalem: Far-right Israeli minister visits flashpoint site
Palestinians have condemned a visit to a contested holy site in Jerusalem by a far-right Israeli minister as an “unprecedented provocation”. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has called for a harder line towards the Palestinians, walked around the site…
Jerusalem explosions leave 1 dead and several injured as Israeli-Palestinian tension soars
Two blasts went off near bus stops in Jerusalem on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring at least 14, in what police said were suspected attacks by Palestinians. The first explosion occurred near a bus stop on the edge of…