Over 5,000 acres of land in Israel, including 3,000 acres of forest, have burned since Wednesday – when the hills outside of Jerusalem were initially kindled. Several towns had been evacuated ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is planning to merge the responsibilities of the Palestinian Affairs Office into the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem in an effort to continue a diplomatic mission in ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, cuts an unmistakable figure in the dark corridors of the ancient, stone patriarchate in this troubled corner of the world.

The Fire and Rescue Service said Thursday evening that firefighters had gained control of the conflagrations that had ravaged the Jerusalem hills for close to 30 hours. The announcement came hours ...

Wildfires that ignited across the hills around Jerusalem were fuelled partly by hundreds of millions of flammable non-native Aleppo trees planted by the Jewish National Fund (JNF) to obscure or ...

BET SHEMESH, Israel: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Wednesday that rapidly spreading wildfires near Jerusalem could reach the city, as he declared the situation a "national ...

Massive wildfires near Jerusalem have led to the evacuation of thousands, injuring 13. Israel seeks international aid as firefighting teams struggle with dousing the fire. Independence Day ...

JERUSALEM, April 30 (Reuters) - Wildfires raged on the outskirts of Jerusalem on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of communities and the closure of a main highway as Israel appealed for ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The girls of the Jerusalem Apostolate in Spanish Town were on Saturday gifted hygiene and food products along with life-changing advice by the Optimist Club of North St ...

As darkness fell Wednesday evening, the Fire and Rescue Service’s Jerusalem District commander warned of long, critical hours ahead, as firefighters battled out-of-control forest fires raging on ...

You can reach the newsroom at newsroom@newsweek.com Wildfires erupted Wednesday in the Eshtaol Forest on the outskirts of Jerusalem. Nearby communities were evacuated and several roads were closed ...