Jewish demolition charge intended for the iron gate was detonated by a stray artillery shell that set the Arab wooden barricade in front of the New Gate on fire, halting the Stern Gang, Hagana and Irgun troops' advance just prior to the ceasefire announcement. Subsequently the Jordanian occupation administration had the gate sealed off. 1967 war and Israeli period The gate was reopened by the Israeli Army in 1967 and the iron gate removed following the capture of East Jerusalem during the Jordanian campaign. The gate itself is maintained under the preservation orders, supervised by the Israel Antiquities Authority. The land around the New Gate is largely owned by the Latin Patriarchate and the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land, which have refused to sell it to the Israeli government. It required many years to lease land from the Patriarchate between the New Gate and the Damascus Gate for a park. In the current urban layout of Jerusalem the New Gate provides the quickest route from the Old City to West Jerusalem, including via Egged No.1 & 2 buses, via its HaSha'ar HaKhadash (New Gate) Road. Landmarks There are several notable buildings near the New Gate, both inside the Old City behind the gate, and outside across the road. Inside the Old City are the (for boys), the Greek Orthodox St. Basil Monastery, and the Catholic Monastery of Saint Saviour. Under the are the remains of Tancred's Tower (Goliath's Castle). is a Catholic monastery and guesthouse located across from the New Gate on Ha-Tsanchanim Road (Paratroopers Road), as is the St. Louis Hospital. References Infrastructure completed in 1889 Gates in Jerusalem's Old City Walls 1880s establishments in Ottoman Syria Christian Quarter