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An Israel Police officer at the entrance to a suspected terror tunnel running from the area of A'zaim checkpoint in the West Bank toward Israel, in an image released on June 24, 2026. (Israel Police)
June 25, 2026, 4:33 pm
Police find possible terror tunnel running from West Bank toward Jerusalem, arrest 2
DNA from scene leads to arrest of 1 Palestinian, 1 East Jerusalem man; no weapons found but police probing whether plan was to use tunnel for terror attack or to smuggle in workers
By ToI Staff
Rand Halawani, left, and Natalie Abu Diyeh (Wafa; via social media)
June 3, 2026, 10:45 pm
Detention extended for Palestinian women’s soccer player arrested for ‘throwing objects’
Police say East Jerusalem resident Rand Halawani, 20, nabbed alongside unnamed 18-year-old; ex-national player also arrested Tuesday along with 3 other young women in West Bank
By AFP
Palestinian-French lawyer Salah Hamouri talks to reporters at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris after being deported from Israel over his ties to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine terror organization on December 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)
May 26, 2026, 10:34 pm
Israel says French-Palestinian lawyer operated East Jerusalem terror network from overseas
France-based Salah Hamouri, whose Jerusalem residency was revoked over PFLP ties, allegedly recruited five East Jerusalemites to ‘promote militant terror activity,’ say Shin Bet, police
By Charlie Summers
President Isaac Herzog (center right) with Somaliland’s first ambassador to Israel, Dr. Mohamed Hagi (center left), during a ceremony at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, May 18, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 19, 2026, 8:41 pm
Somaliland’s first-ever embassy anywhere will open in Jerusalem, envoy says
Diplomat from East African breakaway state says Israel will also open embassy in capital city of Hargeisa
By Nava Freiberg
Israel demolishes a structure inside the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in East Jerusalem on January 20, 2026 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 18, 2026, 8:25 am
Israel approves new defense complex on site of former UNRWA East Jerusalem HQ
IDF museum, enlistment office, office for defense minister set to be built; Katz says ‘nothing more symbolic or just’ than placing them over ruins of UN agency compound
By Stav Levaton
Zuhair Rajabi on the balcony of his home in Silwan, March 31, 2026. (Nurit Yohanan/Times of Israel)
April 9, 2026, 5:22 pm
Evictions in East Jerusalem surge as Palestinians lose court fight against far-right group
Dozens of families in Silwan already removed from their homes, and several more expected to follow, as Ateret Cohanim takes over houses by claiming trusteeship over land of pre-state Jewish owners
By Nurit Yohanan and Charlie Summers
Palestinian residents from Nuaman, a small village on the southeastern outskirts of Jerusalem, carry a man who was lightly injured by pepper spray during clashes with settlers on April 5, 2026. (Courtesy)
April 7, 2026, 3:38 pm
Settlers erect outpost in East Jerusalem, attack Palestinian locals
Four injured, 4 arrested after extremist youths descend on Palestinian hamlet; IDF nabs, then releases Israeli pair suspected of beating Palestinian family in West Bank
By Nurit Yohanan and Charlie Summers
Israeli authorities remove property from a Palestinian home in Silwan during the eviction of 11 families on March 25, 2026. (Peace Now)
March 26, 2026, 12:46 am
11 Palestinian families evicted after court found Jews owned E. Jerusalem land their homes were built on before 1948
1970 law allowing Jews to reclaim property lost before establishment of Israel leads to families being forced from Silwan homes where they have lived for decades
By ToI Staff, AFP and Nurit Yohanan
Paramedics arrive at the scene of a deadly shooting in Lod, which left a woman dead on March 19, 2026. (Magen David Adom)
March 19, 2026, 2:53 pm
Woman shot dead overnight in her home in Lod as killings of Arab citizens persist
Police said to suspect woman slain in ‘honor killing’ after paramedics find her lifeless near midnight; East Jerusalem bus driver gunned down the night before; no arrests
By Charlie Summers
Border Police officers visit the Temple Mount compound in Jerusalem's Old City, March 7, 2024. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Flash90)
February 17, 2026, 4:40 am
Israeli police say they’ll deploy around Temple Mount compound during Ramadan
PA says it was informed that permits for Palestinians will be restricted to men over 55 and women over 50, mirroring last year’s criteria; Waqf barred from carrying out preparations
By AFP, Charlie Summers and Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: The East Jerusalem neighborhood of Neve Yaakov (foreground) and the Palestinian neighborhood of al-Ram (background) are seen separated by Israel's West Bank security barrier on February 16, 2026. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
February 16, 2026, 2:20 pm
New settlement to ‘expand Jerusalem’ for first time since 1967 

Left-wing group accuses government of ‘backdoor annexation’; West Bank regional council head lauds ‘realization of the settlement vision,’ says more such steps on the way
By Jeremy Sharon
Magen David Adom paramedics arrive at the scene of a deadly shooting in East Jerusalem on February 5, 2026. (Magen David Adom)
February 6, 2026, 4:43 am
Police launch manhunt after two men shot dead in East Jerusalem’s Shuafat camp
Shooting raises number of Arab homicide victims to 8 in the past two days; as killings remain at record levels, Ben Gvir asserts ‘silver lining’ is that fewer Jews have been murdered
By Charlie Summers
A view of Batn al-Hawa, a section of the Silwan neighborhood of East Jerusalem, on December 19, 2025. (Charlie Summers/Times of Israel)
January 29, 2026, 9:08 pm
Palestinians face fresh slew of evictions in Silwan, after court dimisses appeal
Eviction looms for 32 households in East Jerusalem neighborhood, paving the way for Jewish tenants to take their place as part of charged property dispute
By Charlie Summers and Reuters
Israel demolishes a structure inside the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in East Jerusalem on January 20, 2026 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 20, 2026, 12:23 pm
Israel demolishes UNRWA’s East Jerusalem headquarters; UN agency: ‘Unprecedented attack’
Israel, which has banned the agency, says compound doesn’t enjoy immunity as UNRWA had ceased operations there; Ben Gvir celebrates at scene: ‘Terror supporters being kicked out’
By Noam Lehmann, Agencies and ToI Staff
Police officers pose for a group photo in the Palestinian refugee camp of Shuafat, east of Jerusalem, January 14, 2026. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 18, 2026, 9:34 pm
Police arrest dozens, seize weapons and fake products in East Jerusalem operation
Raid led by Ben Gvir’s former pick for police chief reportedly sees forces march 60 former prisoners to entrance of Shuafat and snap group photo of them next to Israeli flags
By Noam Lehmann
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