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Coexistence activists led by Jewish, Muslim, Christian, and Druze religious leaders march in Jerusalem for 'human rights and peace,' on May 18, 2026. (Jacob Lazarus/ Rabbis for Human Rights)
May 18, 2026, 11:31 pm
Hundreds join interfaith ‘human rights and peace’ march in Jerusalem
Marchers carry signs reading ‘Justice,’ ‘Peace’ and ‘Soul’ in Hebrew, Arabic, and English in counter to nationalist Flag Marches on Jerusalem Day
By Charlie Summers
Scuffles near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, during Jerusalem Day activities, May 14, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 14, 2026, 12:52 pm
Jerusalem braces for clashes, friction as tens of thousands gather for annual Flag March
More Palestinian shopkeepers close businesses ahead of anticipated violence in Old City as thousands of police deploy in the area; alternative march nixed, lacking government funds
By Charlie Summers
Christian pilgrims visit the Cenacle, traditionally believed to be the site of the Last Supper, in Jerusalem, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
May 3, 2026, 11:30 pm
Jerusalem Christians not surprised by attack on nun as abuse becomes routine
Priest says once-isolated incidents of ultra-Orthodox people spitting near them have become daily occurrences; 61 physical attacks recorded in 2025
By AFP and ToI Staff
Muslim worshipers pray outside the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on the Temple Mount during Friday noon prayers, following 40 days of closure by the Israeli authorities amid the Iran war, in Jerusalem's Old City on April 10, 2026. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
April 10, 2026, 9:30 pm
Over 100,000 Muslim worshipers at Al-Aqsa in first Friday prayers after Jerusalem holy sites reopen
The mosque on the Temple Mount had been largely closed to the public, along with other Muslim, Christian and Jewish holy sites, due to safety restrictions amid Iran missile fire
By AFP and ToI Staff
A man sits beside a locked door of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and shuttered shops in Jerusalem’s Old City, which remains off limits to visitors amid the war with Iran, on March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
March 29, 2026, 3:02 pm
Under shadow of war with Iran, Jerusalem heads into subdued Passover and Easter
Celebrations canceled and shops shuttered after missile fragments fell in Old City; Home Front Command limits religious gatherings to 50 people
By Melanie Lidman
Israel Police officers pass by Palestinian Muslims as they perform Eid al-Fitr prayers outside Jerusalem's Old City, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
March 20, 2026, 7:20 pm
Cops forcefully clear Eid prayers outside Jerusalem’s Old City amid Iran war closure
Muslim worshipers clash with police as holy sites, including Al-Aqsa Mosque and Western Wall, are off limits to most while wartime restrictions on gatherings remain in effect
By Charlie Summers and AFP
Smoke rises from where the warhead of an Iranian ballistic missile fell in the Sultan’s Pool outdoor venue just meters from the Old City of Jerusalem, February 28, 2026. (Screenshot, courtesy, Israel Police Spokesperson’s Department)
March 1, 2026, 10:02 pm
Iranian missile warhead falls less than a kilometer from Temple Mount, al-Aqsa Mosque
Police find warhead, incendiary material in Sultan’s Pool venue just meters outside Old City of Jerusalem. Missile could ‘very possibly’ have hit key holy site, police say
By Jeremy Sharon
Muslim worshipers performing the first Friday noon prayers of the month of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa Mosque atop the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem on February 20, 2026. (Photo by Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP)
February 20, 2026, 4:43 pm
80,000 Muslim worshipers pray peacefully at Al-Aqsa on first Friday of Ramadan
Ben Gvir ascends Temple Mount before Friday prayers, says officers will ‘thrash’ anyone who disturbs the peace in Jerusalem; despite tensions, prayers pass without incident
By Charlie Summers and Emanuel Fabian
A 1,300-year-old menorah-decorated pendant was found at the Davidson Archaeological Park in Jerusalem, in a discovery announced on December 15, 2025. (Eliyahu Yanai/City of David)
December 16, 2025, 1:07 am
1,300-year-old menorah pendant suggests Rome couldn’t keep all Jews out of Jerusalem
After Holy City was razed in 135 CE, an edict seemed designed to prevent a Jewish return. The discovery of an ancient artifact indicates some tenacious residents refused to stay away
By Rossella Tercatin
Archaeologists uncover a section of the Jerusalem wall built in Hasmonean times (2nd century BCE) in the complex of the Tower of David Jerusalem Museum in the Old City, in a discovery announced on December 8, 2025. (Gabriel Volkovich/ Tower of David Jerusalem Museum)
December 8, 2025, 3:14 pm
2,100-year-old mystery unearthed with dismantled Hasmonean-era wall in Jerusalem
A fortification in the heart of the capital was likely built shortly after the Hanukkah story took place. Now experts are asking why it was systematically taken apart, and by whom
By Rossella Tercatin
Dr. Ayala Zilberstein, excavation director at the Davidson Archaeological Park in Jerusalem on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, holds a 2,700-year-old pottery fragment bearing the first-ever Assyrian inscription found in the city. The discovery was announced on October 22, 2025. (Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority)
October 22, 2025, 3:16 pm
Biblical tax notice: 1st-ever Assyrian inscription found near Jerusalem’s Temple Mount
2,700-year-old fragment of pottery suggests Judeans delayed paying their tributes to the empire, echoing the events described in the book of II Kings
By Rossella Tercatin
Dr. David Catalunya, a researcher at the Complutense Institute of Musical Sciences (ICCMU) in Madrid, and organ expert Koos van de Linde, with the ‘Oldest organ in Christendom,’ dating back to the 11th century, which was unveiled to the public at the Saint Savior’s Monastery of Jerusalem’s Old City on September 9, 2025. (CTS)
September 12, 2025, 10:25 am
‘Oldest organ in Christendom’ makes music in Jerusalem after centuries of silence
A team of researchers studied and restored dozens of organ pipes crafted some 1,000 years ago for Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, which are now on display at the Terra Sancta Museum
By Rossella Tercatin
A man visits the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP/Mahmoud Illean)
August 26, 2025, 11:14 am
Alleged Western Wall vandal accused of painting ‘holocaust in Gaza’ on Holy Sepulchre
Police reportedly find graffiti on Old City church weeks after same man, apparently mentally ill, was released to psychiatric care after allegedly daubing identical slogans on Jewish sites
By ToI Staff
A Border Police officer blocks Grand Mufti Muhammad Ahmad Hussein (L) from entering the Temple Mount compound in the Old City of Jerusalem on March 12, 2019, after it was closed when a firebomb was thrown at police officers. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
August 7, 2025, 1:48 am
Police bar Jerusalem’s grand mufti from Temple Mount for 6 months, his lawyer says
Attorney for capital’s top Muslim cleric says ban is over sermon about Gaza delivered at flashpoint holy site, asserts it contained ‘nothing inappropriate’; police do not comment
By AFP and ToI Staff
A damaged grave is seen in a cemetery near the Old City of Jerusalem, after two teens were arrested on suspicion of vandalizing and damaging the graveyard, on July 11, 2025. (Israel Police)
July 11, 2025, 11:09 am
Two 14-year-olds arrested for vandalism at Muslim cemetery near Jerusalem’s Old City
Police say surveillance operators saw teens damaging tombstones and graves on security cameras; suspects to appear in court
By ToI Staff
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