After discovering a highly rare, 2,000-year-old measuring table that was once used to assess wine or olive oil containers in Jerusalem, experts believe they've pinpointed the location of a crucial ...

JERUSALEM-- Three Palestinians opened fire on Israelis near a major Jerusalem holy site Friday, wounding three before fleeing into the sacred compound where they were killed in a gunfight with ...

Temple Mount. The Temple Mount refers to a flat plaza situated above the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, and it is considered a holy site in Judaism, Christianity, ...

Since Israel captured the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem during the 1967 Six-Day War, Israeli governments have permitted the Jordanian religious institution, the Waqf, to manage the ...

The holy site in Jerusalem’s Old City, which Jews call Temple Mount and Muslims call the Noble Sanctuary, has long been a flash point in the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

2,000-year-old podium found near Jerusalem's Temple Mount "Given the lack of a clear archaeological parallel to the stepped-structure, the purpose of the staircase remains a mystery," the ...

Aug. 29 (UPI) --Israeli antiquities researchers announced Thursday they have unearthed a rare and significant stone seal from the First Temple Period of about 2,700 years ago. The seal, which ...

A rare ceramic oil lamp from the late Roman period that bears images of items used in the Second Temple has been discovered in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Thursday. “After ...

A 25-year-old police officer was moderately wounded Friday after being stabbed in Jerusalem’s Old City, police and medics said, adding that other officers in the area shot the assailant and ...

Israel reopened the Temple Mount on Sunday for worshipers amid heightened security, two days after closing access following the latest eruption of violence in Jerusalem’s Old City.