The Latest Breaking News from Jerusalem

Israeli authorities have ordered six United Nations schools for the children of Palestinian refugees in East Jerusalem to close this week

'Kingdom of Heaven' was mangled in the theatrical cut, but the original director's cut is still as incisive as it was two decades ago.

The fire which began on Wednesday has injured at least 22 and prompted a national emergency.

Israel’s military and emergency services tackled a raging wildfire as it shut the main highway linking Jerusalem to Tel Aviv on Wednesday, 30 April.

Several countries are dispatching firefighting aircraft to Israel, where crews are battling a major wildfire for a second consecutive day.

Fire is being whipped up by strong winds and hot, dry weather

France is sending a firefighting plane to help Israel control wildfires burning west of Jerusalem. The fires have spread quickly due to strong winds and extreme heat, forcing evacuations and putting emergency services on high alert.

Several countries are sending firefighting aircraft to Israel as crews battle for a second day to extinguish a wildfire that had shut down a major highway linking Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and sent drivers scrambling from their cars

Firefighter planes from Greece, Cyprus, Croatia and Italy were sent to Israel