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'Holocaust in Gaza': Western Wall vandalized with anti-war graffiti

Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch, Rabbi of the Western Wall and the Holy Sites of Israel, condemned the act as a serious desecration showing blatant disrespect for the site’s sanctity

Shilo Freid | 08.11.25

סיום מסע הכומתה הראשון של היחידה החרדית "החשמונאים", בכותל המערבי

New Haredi IDF brigade marks end of training with Western Wall ceremony: 'It teaches me what it means to be a Jew serving God'

IDF’s first Haredi Hasmonean Brigade completed its beret march in Jerusalem, marking a milestone in ultra-Orthodox integration into the military, with leaders and families praising the unit’s blend of religious devotion and national service; event moved from Western Wall plaza over fear of disruption by extremist Haredim

Idan Bloemhof | 08.06.25

נשיא ארגנטינה חוויאר מיליי בביקור בכותל המערבי

Argentina’s Milei visits Jerusalem, vows continued support for Israel

Argentine president begins second official visit to Israel at the Western Wall, where he prayed for Gaza hostages; he is scheduled to conclude stay with formal ceremony alongside Netanyahu

Ynet | 06.10.25

Israeli MMA fighter suspected of assaulting site employee at Western Wall

Haim Gozali faces police questioning over alleged assault at Western Wall during Jerusalem Day; denies charges, claims harassment by staff amid appeal to lift Old City ban tied to UAE delegation role

Liran Tamari | 06.01.25

Giant Israeli flag measuring 46 meters by 28 meters was unfurled across the Western Wall Plaze

Jerusalem Day celebrations at Western Wall begin with giant Israeli flag

Thousands gather at the Western Wall plaza to mark the start of Jerusalem Day, which commemorates the reuniting of the eastern and western sides of the city | Watch live

Shilo Freid, Ynetnews | 05.25.25

מייק האקבי, שגריר ארה"ב החדש בישראל, בכותל המערבי

New U.S. envoy Huckabee visits Western Wall: 'Trump told me to pray for hostages' return'

In first public appearance since role confirmation, Huckabee makes his way to holy site with a prayer note personally given to him by Trump, accompanied by Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz

Nina Fox | 04.18.25

Former hostage joins thousands of worshippers participate in Priestly Blessing at Western Wall

Ceremony headed by Israel’s Chief Rabbis, Rabbi Kalman Bar and Rabbi David Yosef, along with Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites

Shilo Freid | 04.15.25

הרב הראשי דוד יוסף באירוע עם הרב שלום דוכמן, מנהל כולל חב"ד

123 orphans mark Bar Mitzvah milestone at Western Wall ceremony

A large-scale Bar Mitzvah ceremony was held for 123 orphaned boys, including those who lost parents in the Gaza war; The event, hosted at the Western Wall and beyond, combined tradition, joy, and heartfelt personal attention for every child

Shilo Freid | 04.08.25

Notes from Qatar, Yemen and Iran calling for peace placed in the Western Wall

Western Wall Heritage Foundation says notes contain heartfelt requests for peace, reconciliation and stronger ties between nations; prayer notes cleared from Western Wall stones and transferred for religious burial ahead of Passover

Shilo Freid | 04.03.25

Western Wall rabbi demands return of Western Wall stone from airport exhibit

Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz tells lawmakers that the 'stones of the Western Wall are sacred, and with all the desire to present Jewish history and the heritage of Israel, the stones of the Western Wall should not be removed for this purpose'

Shilo Freid | 02.13.25

Armed guards at synagogues, security forces on high alert on Yom Kippur

Amid concerns of terror attacks security forces on alert on major roads, city centers and around the Western Wall with special attention given to mixed Jewish-Arab cities; a dedicated phone app alerts observant Jews of rocket threat

Liran Tamari, Korin Elbaz-Alush, Elisha Ben Kimon, Yoav Zitun | 10.11.24

Work begins on elevator to make Western Wall accessible to visitors

Herzl Ben-Ari, CEO of the Company for the Development and Renovation of the Jewish Quarter says work is bridging 2,000 years of history; Ancient findings discovered in the archaeological excavations will be integrated into the elevator lobby.

Shilo Freid | 09.22.24

'Israel must be erased': vandals write in Western Wall prayer books

Jewish Worshipper frequenting the holy site say recent months saw rise of worrying phenomenon in which prayer books wishing well to Israel or the IDF are defaced

Shilo Freid | 09.16.24

Stone dislodges from Western Wall complex, crashes onto plaza

Western Wall Heritage Foundation says a piece of the Makhkameh wall fell onto the plaza and confirms no injuries were reported in the incident; Area approved safe for visitors

Ynetnews | 08.12.24

Massive 900-pound stone from Western Wall finds new permanent resting place

Six years after massive ancient stone fell from Western Wall onto non-segregated prayer section, narrowly missing woman in prayer, stone relocated to join other fallen stones in Jerusalem Archaeological Garden

Itamar Eichner | 08.08.24

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