Netanyahu's office puts stay on demolition of building where 100 Palestinians live after pushback from Western embassies; national security minister says it'll be done eventually

Case had been major factor in rising tensions over the past few weeks in the East Jerusalem neighborhood, which had sparked warnings of a new war between Israel and Hamas

Proposed neighborhood of Lower Aqueduct would include 1,465 units, with around half of the area in East Jerusalem

Family member threatens to burn down home rather than leave; city hall aims to seize the Sheikh Jarrah land for a new school

Municipality says construction was illegal; community leader says will work to ensure it stands; nonprofit decries move as city hall 'succumbing to extremists'

Left-wing organizations charge that the construction in Har Homa East would make creating a potential contiguous Palestinian capital in Jerusalem more difficult

Israeli authorities opened bidding on 1,257 housing units in Givat HaMatos -- but a judge froze the auction after a Palestinian petition alleges the process is discriminatory

1,257 units planned for Givat Hamatos could cut off city from Bethlehem, disrupting contiguity of a Palestinian state; coalition chief says it will connect Jewish neighborhoods

As the health situation in city's east grows worse, the municipality has resumed tearing down homes, leaving some out on the streets during economic crisis caused by virus

Envoy Tomas Niklasson calls on 'responsible actors on the ground' to exercise 'restraint'; EU diplomats tour neighborhood where Israel Police have recently stepped up raids