Overview

• Thousands of ultranationalist Israelis marched through Jerusalem’s Old City chanting “Death to Arabs” and “May your village burn,” as Palestinian businesses shuttered early under heavy police patrols.
• National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir led hundreds onto the contested Temple Mount, declaring Jewish prayer rights there in defiance of a long-standing access arrangement.
• Around a dozen protesters, including MP Yulia Malinovsky, forcefully entered an East Jerusalem UNRWA facility, demanding its closure and fueling fears for the agency’s future.
• Volunteers from Standing Together and Free Jerusalem positioned themselves between marchers and residents to ease tensions, but sporadic clashes and several detentions underscored ongoing friction.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a cabinet meeting in East Jerusalem to reaffirm the city’s indivisible unity under Israeli sovereignty, a claim not recognized by Palestinians or most of the international community.