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A Greek Orthodox Christian priest walks along an alley in the old city of Jerusalem on August 4, 2026. (Ilia Yefimovich/AFP)
August 30, 2026, 7:54 pm
7 detained for spitting at church, vandalizing Muslim graves in Jerusalem Old City
Suspects released under restrictive conditions after police question them on suspicion of conduct that could harm public safety
By Noam Lehmann
Christian Orthodox pilgrims hold up candles during the Holy Fire ceremony, at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem, April 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
August 26, 2026, 1:43 pm
Spending the night behind the locked doors of the Holy Sepulchre
With daytime crowds gone, pilgrims and clergy pray through the night at the traditional sites of Jesus’ crucifixion, burial and resurrection
By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO
Armenian Christians, accompanied by Israeli volunteers, enter the Church of the Holy Sepulcher on Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
August 7, 2026, 11:11 pm
Foreign Ministry, Huckabee pan WSJ report on harassment of Christians in Israel
Jerusalem argues story on rise in attacks on clerics ‘took radical voices, extreme cases and turned them into the face of a country’; US envoy: Attacks ‘occasional but rare’
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Jewish assailants throw stones, spit on entrance to Saint James Monastery in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City, in the early hours of August 2, 2026. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 2, 2026, 5:16 pm
Police arrest six, mostly minors, for spitting on Armenian patriarchate in Jerusalem
Video of overnight incident shows assailants hurling rocks at wall of Old City compound; allegedly told Armenian woman, ‘Get back inside, you daughter of a whore!’
By Lazar Berman
Tova Saul cradles one of the two kittens she most recently rescued in Jerusalem's Old City, May 2026 (Sarah Tuttle-Singer)
July 15, 2026, 3:02 am
Tova Saul, the cat rescuer of Jerusalem
In this week’s Peoples of Israel, a new series featuring the mosaic of personalities walking the Land, we meet a woman whose life’s calling is to care for animals in distress
By Sarah Tuttle-Singer
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
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