Explainer: Despite efforts to avoid violence around the holiday season, Israelis die in terror attacks, clashes break out on a religious site holy to both Muslims and Jews, Israel raids the West Bank to apprehend terror suspects and rockets fired from Gaza

Opinion: Facing tension with the Palestinians, Jerusalem would do right not to get dragged into another operation in Gaza or West Bank riots; Israel must distinguish between genuine interests and acts - the cost of which far outweighs their benefits