Thomas Helm

Strike comes amid increase in fighting and fears ceasefire under threat

Battle for total control of the city is being waged by an Israeli government determined to finish what was started in 1967

Palestinians view event as a provocation

Nickolay Mladenov suggests militants could have future political role if they disarm

The worst case scenario could be mass execution, rights lawyer says

Fears mount in Israel of unsatisfactory outcome despite initial public support for strikes on Iran

Avi Bluth says army discriminates between Palestinians and Jews in deciding whether to fire on people throwing stones at troops

Officer is latest member of military to be accused of bypassing Israeli controls on entry of goods into enclave

Bennett and Lapid once ousted Israel's longest-serving prime minister but repeat victory is far from certain

Record number of settlements approved at once as Israeli government pushes Palestinian territory closer to annexation

Opposition politicians condemn Netanyahu for failure to ensure destruction of Tehran's missile and nuclear programmes

Several alleged spies have been arrested since Israel and Iran began attacking each other during Gaza war

When the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem was barred from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass, it was front-page news. But the story was all too familiar for a faith that's feeling increasingly unwelcome there

Support for legislation that targets Palestinians shows some politicians 'fetishise mass murder', activist says

Latin Patriarch kept from Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem for Palm Sunday Mass for first time in centuries