Israeli court ruling on major holy site angers Palestinians

A ruling by a local Israeli court in favour of a Jewish man who prayed quietly at a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site has angered Muslim authorities, who denounced it on Thursday as a violation of the fragile status quo governing the compound. The Al-Aqsa mosque compound is the third holiest site in Islam and the holiest…

Israel launches airstrikes in Gaza in response to attack by ‘incendiary balloons’

The Israeli military said its aircraft attacked Hamas armed compounds in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday in response to the launching of incendiary balloons from the territory that caused fires in fields in southern Israel. In a statement, the military said that it was “ready for all scenarios, including renewed…