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

Democrats MK Gilad Kariv described the attack as racist violence and called on police to bring those responsible to justice.

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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

Israeli security forces at the scene of a terror attack near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem on June 16, 2017.

One lightly wounded in suspected stabbing terror attack near Old City's Damascus Gate


Clashes erupt between Border Police, Palestinians at Damascus Gate

Bus routes in the area, specifically to the Western Wall, were altered due to the clashes.

PALESTINIANS DEMONSTRATE outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem.

Palestinian man assaulted by police officer as incident caught on camera

The incident was caught on video and has been circulating on social media, among a set of disturbances that took place at Damascus Gate late Tuesday night. 

Israeli police officer arrests a man.

Viral video falsely claims Israel sprayed sewage at al-Aqsa gates

The "sewage" water was in fact "skunk water," and the "gates of al-Aqsa" was the outside of Damascus Gate.

Israeli police are seen spraying skunk water outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem, on June 17, 2021.

Messages from Flag March participants: ‘Jerusalem is ours’

Participants could be seen dancing in the streets, singing and proudly waving Israeli flags for hours as they walked the designated path and security officials stood guard.

Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in Jerusalem, as Jewish groups conducted a flag march through the Old City

17 Palestinians arrested in clashes amid Jerusalem flag march

At least 33 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli security forces.

Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in Jerusalem, as Jewish groups conducted a flag march through the Old City

Jerusalem braces for clashes as flag march nears

Route of the procession will not go through Damascus Gate and Muslim Quarter as in previous years, but through the Jaffa Gate skirting the Muslim quarter and into the Western Wall plaza.

Israelis take cover as a siren sounds warning of incoming rockets from the Gaza Strip, during Jerusalem day, in Jerusalem, May 10, 2021.

Jerusalem flag march route finalized between organizers and Israel Police

The march will start from Hanevi'im street and go through Sultan Suliman street before arriving at Damascus Gate where mass dancing with Israeli flags will commence.

Young Jewish men celebrate Jerusalem day at the Muslim Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem, June 2, 2019.

Police to decide whether to allow nationalist flag march in Jerusalem

Meretz leader Nitzan Horowitz attacked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for trying to “burn down the country on his way out of Balfour.”

Israelis take cover as a siren sounds warning of incoming rockets from the Gaza Strip, during Jerusalem day, in Jerusalem, May 10, 2021.

Israeli girl detained by police for waving flag at Damascus Gate

Damascus Gate has been a significant factor in the raised tensions between Israelis and Palestinians over the last two months and in particular during the month of Ramadan.

Israelis celebrate as they hold Israeli flags during a parade marking Jerusalem Day, the day in the Jewish calendar when Israel captured East Jerusalem and the Old City from Jordan during the 1967 Middle East War, just outside Damascus Gate outside Jerusalem's Old City May 24, 2017.

Jerusalem Flag March cancelled after police reject Damascus Gate route

Originally, the march was scheduled to pass through the Damascus Gate near the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.

Israelis take cover as a siren sounds warning of incoming rockets from the Gaza Strip, during Jerusalem day, in Jerusalem, May 10, 2021.