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A month ago, the Israeli government pledged to address the water shortage in East Jerusalem's Kufr Aqab, under Jerusalem's municipal jurisdiction, but has taken no action. In response to a High Court petition, Israel now claims the responsibility lies with the Palestinian Authority

The advisory opinion, to be released Friday, will address the legality of Israel's control of the West Bank and East Jerusalem and whether it constitutes permanent annexation, potentially ruling that Israel must relinquish its possession of them unconditionally

The Lag Ba'omer celebration is prohibited from being held at Mount Meron, and the event has been transferred to the grave of Shimon Hatzaddik in Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem, which over the past years has been a site of tension between Jews and Muslims

Ninety families in Nof Zion, a Jewish enclave in East Jerusalem, will receive a city-funded sports field – which the 30,000 residents of the neighborhood that surronds it, Jebel Mukkaber, lack

Nofei Rachel is one of four neighborhoods set to add 3,000 new residential units for Jews to East Jerusalem. In recent years, the Justice Ministry has become a key player in advancing plans to construct these Jewish neighborhoods

42-year-old Dr. Lara Tannous worked as a pharmacist at a Jerusalem hospital. She was shot nearly three weeks ago in a West Bank shooting attack near the Ofra community, which also killed East Jerusalem resident Amar Mansour, 32

East Jerusalem's 'Silicon Wadi' employment program sets to rise with 14-floor buildings, transforming the landscape

East Jerusalem's 'Silicon Wadi' employment program sets to rise with 14-floor buildings, transforming the landscape

Israel's Interior Minister Moshe Arbel seeks to revoke the permanent residency status of the East Jerusalem activist, arguing that he is an active member of Hamas. The Israeli government is currently advancing a law to make it possible for it to revoke the residency status of terrorists even if they do not hold another citizenship

The two East Jerusalem residents, 21 and 31 years old, were declared dead at the scene

Photojournalist Mustafa Al-Haruf was documenting Friday prayers in East Jerusalem's Wadi Joz neighborhood when he was attacked by Border Police. Two officers involved were suspended, and the incident is under investigation