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Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra (see Sunday).
Man in handcuffs - illustrative

Police arrest three minors over attack on elderly Palestinian man near Damascus Gate

President Isaac Herzog visits the IDF’s Judea and Samaria Division headquarters near the settlement of Beit El in the West Bank, September 30, 2026; Illustrative.

Herzog calls elderly Arab man attacked at Damascus gate, expresses sympathy, support

Stun grenades thrown at rioters, September 29, 2026.

Ultra-Orthodox rioters clash with police, locals in Jerusalem's Old City, 11 arrested


Palestinian rioters, Israeli forces clash at Damascus Gate - report

Nine Palestinians were injured as a result of violence between rioters and police.

Israel Border Police officers arrest a protester at the Damascus Gate

Palestinian who tried to stab 2 haredi Jews near Damascus Gate indicted

The defendant, 22-year-old Ali Ajalin, is being indicted for a number of offenses, including an attempted terrorist attack.

Israeli police officers stand guard outside the Damascus Gate, in Jerusalem, December 4, 2021.

Can the Foreign Ministry counter online disinformation?

SOCIAL MEDIA AFFAIRS: The Damascus Gate terrorist attack video serves as a case study to see how the ministry had adapted its traditional networks and approach to compete with online disinformation.

Israeli police officers stand guard outside the Damascus Gate, in Jerusalem, December 4, 2021.

Stabbing attack attempted near Jerusalem's Damascus Gate

The attacker reportedly tried to stab two young ultra-Orthodox Jews who were Breslov hassidim at a parking lot near Damascus Gate.

Israeli police officers stand guard outside the Damascus Gate, in Jerusalem, December 4, 2021.

State prosecution closes probe into border police for shooting Palestinian attacker

The investigation into two border police officers who shot and killed an attacker has been dropped.

Israeli police officers stand guard outside the Damascus Gate, in Jerusalem, December 4, 2021.

Saturday shooting of Palestinian terrorist not comparable to Elor Azaria - analysis

Video filmed by a Palestinian couple who were in their car at the time of the attack showed two Border Police officers, including a woman, firing two shots as Salameh lay moving on the ground.

Israeli police officers stand guard outside the Damascus Gate, in Jerusalem, December 4, 2021.

Israeli politicians deeply divided on the killing of Damascus Gate terrorist

Where do Israel's public officials stand on the killing of Mohammed Shawkat Salima, the terrorist who stabbed a man in Jerusalem's Damascus Gate?

 Israeli Border policemen patrol the area near the site of a shooting incident in Jerusalem's Old City November 21, 2021.

Israeli injured in Damascus Gate stabbing attack, terrorist killed

A video went viral on social media showing the terrorist bent over on the ground with Border Police officers aiming their guns at him.

 POLICE ARREST a Palestinian youth during a protest at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City, October 19.

Clashes continue at Jerusalem's Damascus Gate

For the past few months, the Damascus Gate has become the arena of a violent ritual – which has, more than once, caused changes in bus routes for fear of passenger safety.

 POLICE ARREST a Palestinian  youth during a protest at  Damascus Gate, October 19.

Religious Zionist Party visits Damascus Gate over 'loss of governance'

Five of the party's MKs and one who was inserted into the Likud visited the Damascus Gate on Wednesday afternoon to inspect police actions in the area

 Religious Zionist Party members at Damascus Gate, October 20, 2021.