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ISRAEL TO DEPLOY THOUSANDS OF POLICE TO JERUSALEM

Israel’s police force said it will deploy thousands of officers across Jerusalem’s Old City for Ramadan’s first Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque, with tensions high amid the Gaza war. “We are prepared for Friday prayers with more police officers. Thousands of them will be in the area of Temple Mount,” police spokeswoman Mirit ben […]

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Israel-Gaza: Hamas claims responsibility for attack in Jerusalem as truce extended by one day, more hostages to be released

01 December 2023, ABC News Hamas’s armed wing has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed at least three people in Jerusalem, citing Israel’s attack on Gaza and the escalating violence from settlers in the West Bank.  Israel and Hamas have extended their ceasefire deal by one day, with Hamas releasing two hostages so far […]

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Libs to make Jerusalem election issue

The federal coalition will take the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital to the next election. The Labor government reversed a 2018 decision by then prime minister Scott Morrison to recognise West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and move Australia’s embassy. Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong said the decision broke from decades of bipartisanship to have […]

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