Paraguay has become the second country to follow the US in moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

US President Donald Trump hailed Monday’s opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem as a “great day for Israel”. That reckless act was anything but for the dozens killed, and thousands wounded, by Israeli troops.

The US embassy in Israel has changed its Twitter handle to reflect the move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem next week.

A fragment of a Dead Sea Scroll has gone on public display at Jerusalem's Israel Museum for the first time since its discovery 70 years ago.

The new US embassy in Jerusalem will open in May 2018 to coincide with the 70th anniversary of Israel declaring independence, White House officials said.

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has called for an international peace conference by mid-2018 with the key goals of full UN membership for the state of Palestine and a timeframe for a two-state solution.

US vice president Mike Pence has told Israel’s parliament that the US embassy will move to Jerusalem by the end of 2019, receiving a rousing ovation as he pledged to forge ahead with a plan that has set off weeks of unrest and thrown peace efforts into disarray.

US vice president Mike Pence has said reports that an adult film star had an alleged affair with President Donald Trump are "baseless allegations".

US vice president Mike Pence has told Israel’s parliament that the US embassy will move to Jerusalem by the end of 2019, receiving a rousing ovation as he pledged to forge ahead with a plan that has set off weeks of unrest and thrown peace efforts into disarray.

Latest: US vice president Mike Pence has "strongly" urged the Palestinians to return to the negotiating table.

US vice president Mike Pence has defended Donald Trump’s move to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel, a decision that has touched off uneasiness among Arab nations on his first tour of the region.

Israel's parliament has passed a law requiring a super-majority to relinquish control over any part of Jerusalem, a move that could hamstring the city's division in any future peace deal.

Israel's parliament has passed a law requiring a supermajority to relinquish control over any part of Jerusalem, a move that could hamper the city's division as part of a peace plan.

Disabilities Minister Finian McGrath has called for economic sanctions to be agreed against Israel over “unfair” treatment of Palestinians, writes Political Correspondent Juno McEnroe

Israel’s transport minister is pushing ahead with a plan to dig a railway tunnel under Jerusalem’s Old City, which will end at the Western Wall with a station named after US President Donald Trump.

A Palestinian man has been killed in renewed clashes with Israeli forces, Gaza’s health ministry said, as fallout over US president Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital continued.

Latest: Ireland has voted in favour of adopting a motion rejecting the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

President Donald Trump’s threat to cut off US funding to countries that oppose his decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital has sparked criticism.

US ambassador Nikki Haley has served notice that America "will be taking names" during a UN General

Theresa May and Donald Trump discussed their differing positions on the controversial American decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel during a telephone call on Tuesday.

The Israeli military has opened an investigation into the fatal shooting of a paraplegic Palestinian man who was shot in the head during a violent demonstration in the Gaza Strip last week.

When Abraham Phelan opened his restaurant in the Dublin suburb of Rathmines he called it Little Jerusalem, writes Victoria White

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has told Arab and Islamic leaders that the United States is no longer fit to broker an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal and should be replaced as mediator by the United Nations.

Leaders and high-ranking officials of Muslim countries will meet tomorrow in Istanbul for an extraordinary summit to discuss "repercussions" from the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

The German government has condemned anti-Semitic incidents that took place during protests in recent days.

Two Hamas members have been killed in Israeli air strikes following a rocket attack on Israel, Gaza officials said.

Traditional US allies in the UN Security Council including Britain, France, Sweden, Italy and Japan have criticised President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Latest: A Gaza man has been killed by Israeli fire amid protests against US President Donald Trump's shift on Jerusalem, according to Palestinian officials.

US President Donald Trump’s announcement that the US now recognises Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, is arrogant, incorrect, and dangerous.

Clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli troops have erupted across the West Bank while demonstrators in Gaza burned Israeli and US flags after Donald Trump moved to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

The dramatic US policy shift on contested Jerusalem is seen by the Western-backed Palestinian leadership as a dangerous betrayal and game changer that is bound to propel them into a risky confrontation with the US and Israel on the global stage.

Schools and shops have closed in the West Bank, as Palestinians protested against President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has urged other countries to follow the US in recognising Jerusalem as its capital.

There are many capital cities like Tel-Aviv in the world but there is only one Jerusalem — a place of mystery and history that is revered not only by those who live there but by many millions around the world who have never seen it.

Pope Francis has called for the status quo of Jerusalem to be respected and for "wisdom and prudence" to prevail to avoid further conflict.

Vociferous Arab and Muslim opposition is building to any possible US recognition of contested Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, as European leaders expressed concern about harm to fragile Middle East peace efforts.

Israeli police have evicted a Palestinian family from their home in east Jerusalem to make way for new Jewish tenants who claimed ownership.

Hundreds of Muslim worshippers have visited a Jerusalem holy site after Israel reopened the compound following a rare closure in response to a deadly shooting last week.

A group of Jewish leaders has cancelled a gala event with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to protest against his government's decision to scrap plans for a mixed-gender prayer area at Jerusalem's Western Wall.

As Donald Trump became the first sitting US president to visit the Western Wall, it remained unclear whether his administration was changing long-standing US policy by declaring the wall's location to be Israel, versus Jerusalem.

The family of British student Hannah Bladon, who was stabbed to death in Jerusalem on Good Friday, said they are "devastated" by the "senseless and tragic attack".

Latest: A British student who was stabbed to death in Jerusalem today has been identified as Hannah Bladon.

Update 12.45pm: A lorry rammed into a group of Israeli soldiers who were disembarking from a bus in Jerusalem on Sunday, killing four people and wounding 15 others, Israeli police and rescue services said.

A massive security operation is in place in Jerusalem today for the funeral of former Israeli president Shimon Peres.