Cave of Patriarchs

High Court lifts freeze on NIS 78m. Religious Services funding, keeps broader freeze in place

The freeze stems from a petition challenging an August 4 Knesset Finance Committee meeting held during the election recess.

High Court Justice; illustrative.
The Ibrahimi mosque or the Tomb of the Patriarchs, in the West Bank city of Hebron, July 3, 2024.

Foreign Ministry denies annulment of Hebron Agreement, contradicting Smotrich's announcement

The Ibrahimi mosque or the Tomb of the Patriarchs, in the West Bank city of Hebron, July 3, 2024.

Israel barred Islamic officials from entering Ibrahimi Mosque, Palestinians claim

AN AERIAL view shows the Cave of the Patriarchs, a site sacred to Jews and Muslims, in the city of Hebron, November 2, 2020.

PA condemns ‘Judaization project’ after Israel takes over planning for Tomb of the Patriarchs


Stabbing attack by female Palestinian thwarted at Cave of the Patriarchs

Israeli security forces find two knives in the possession of the suspect, who planned to carry out an attack at the holy site in Hebron.

Potential stabbing by female Palestinian thwarted at Cave of the Patriarchs‏

United with Israel

In a first-ever visit to Hebron, foreign parliamentarians stand strong with the Jewish state.

Foreign parliamentarians at the Cave of the Patriarchs

Remembering the 1929 Hebron massacre

Perhaps Schissel summed it up best: “I think it’s impossible to understand the reality we face today, without knowing the history of Hebron.”

Tzipi Schissel, curator of the Hebron History museum, leads a tour of the site and discusses her personal connection to the massacre

Terrorism surge continues with Jerusalem, Hebron attacks

Police report that one officer was lightly wounded in the incident.

Knife from scene of stabbing attack at the Cave of the Patriarchs near Hebron, September 19, 2016

Female terrorist shot, killed following thwarted terror attack in Hebron

Israel Police also announced the arrest a man who allegedly assisted the perpetrator of a near fatal terror attack the previous evening in Netanya, the second of the day.

Scene of stabbing attack in Hebron

Rabbi Goren’s Hebron miracle

Hebron Liberation Day celebrates a lesser-known story of freedom of worship.

Almost singlehanded liberation: IDF chief rabbi Shlomo Goren waves the flag in Hebron

Jerusalem Day: A Perception of Time and Space

The Jerusalem Post

Hebron matriarch Menuha Rochel still inspires 128 years later

A hundred and twenty- eight years after her death, she is still an inspiration.

The Slonim family, descendants of Menuha Rochel, before the 1929 Hebron Massacre

Right wing, Ya’alon spar over eviction of settlers from disputed Hebron homes

Move ordered by the Defense Ministry enrages various right-wing politicians and lawmakers; Ya'alon: 'I will not compromise the law.'

Security forces evacuate Jewish families from a building in Hebron, January 22, 2016

IDF soldier wounded in suspected sniper attack near Hebron

19-year-old victim moderately hurt during shooting attack at the Cave of the Patriarchs.

Scene of shooting attack near the Cave of the Patriarchs (Tzabam News)