Hamas claims rocket attack in Jerusalem
Loud explosions echoed in the centre of Jerusalem and Israel's Iron Dome air defence system intercepted the rocket, Xinhua news agency reported.
Loud explosions echoed in the centre of Jerusalem and Israel's Iron Dome air defence system intercepted the rocket, Xinhua news agency reported.
Palestine has rejected an Israeli plan to build 450 new settlement units in East Jerusalem, saying the plan has disregarded the countries that support the two-state solution.
A series of votes in the parliament on the budget began on Tuesday evening, with the final vote expected to take place in the early morning hours of Wednesday
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leaders to immediately engage in a dialogue, a day after the government suspended a contentious plan to overhaul the judiciary.
The incident followed the deadly clashes in the refugee camp of Jenin on Thursday in which nine Palestinians
The incident comes amid a rise in tensions following the release of US President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan, which has already been rejected by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
The US plan "violates the references of the peace process based on the international law and the relevant United Nations resolutions," the Arab ministers added.
The Palestinian leadership was not invited to the US talks and has rejected Trump's initiative amid tensions over his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's undivided capital.
On Thursday police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said that during unspecified "police operations" in Issawiya a suspect fired fireworks at officers.
The country’s executive and the legislature are now in suspended animation.
