Judean hills

At least two dead, several injured after fatal truck, minibus crash in Judean Foothills

The two people killed were identified by Magen David Adom as a 15-year-old boy and a 20-year-old woman.

|ByHODAYA RAN, JAMES GENN
The aftermath of a crash in the Judean Foothills, May 21, 2026.
Newly sprouted plants stand out in the soil, reaching for light, as the sun shines down in a garden setting during the spring season.

Israeli study finds plants absorb nutrients from airborne dust, challenging root-only theory

The study shows that leaves can take in minerals, including iron and phosphorus, from airborne dust, challenging the long-held understanding that plants depend solely on soil for nutrients.

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and the author.

An open letter to PM Benjamin Netanyahu: Make this Israel's last war with Iran - opinion

Every war we have ever fought has led to this moment. Every sacrifice, every grave, every torn family - it was all prologue to what is happening right now. 

|ByJUDA HONICKMAN
Rare Byzantine-era gold coins discovered at the Hyrcania archaeological site in the northern Judean Desert.

Byzantine-era coins, ring discovered in Judean Desert point to Christian presence in region

The site is linked historically with Saint Sabbas, one of the founders of Judean Desert monasticism, whose legacy shaped monastic practices for centuries.

|BySHIR PERETS

EU: Stop building outside settlements to show world commitment to two-state solution

Netanyahu's idea of defining blocs in order to build in those places has been slammed by both the right and Palestinians.

MAY 26, 2015ByHERB KEINON, KHALED ABU TOAMEH
Arab construction workers atop a building in the Tekoa settlement.

Here to stay

Gush Etzion’s residents grapple with future hopes and present realities.

DECEMBER 25, 2014ByANAV SILVERMAN
A Hanukka event at the Oz Vega’on outpost.

A legal right and a moral imperative

Israel holds legal title to all land that is not privately owned in Judea and Samaria.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014ByODED REVIVI
The ‘state lands’ of Gvaot in the Etzion Bloc

Ein Mata, one of the Eila Valley's best-kept secrets

What could be better than chilling out at a refreshingly cool spring on a hot summer day?

AUGUST 14, 2014ByMEITAL SHARABI
Moshav Mata vista.

Likud ministers being pressured to quit Knesset

Party activists are urging ministers to step down in order to allow new MKs to enter political arena.

AUGUST 11, 2014ByGIL STERN STERN HOFFMAN
Wide view of the Knesset

Ya’alon: IDF prioritizes demolitions of illegal homes in settlements with violent record

Rights group slams defense minister, IDF for "collectively punishing" communities.

APRIL 23, 2014ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, BEN HARTMAN
Border Police in Yitzhar 370

The legality of the settlements

The Levy Report is Israel’s response to those who unfairly and incorrectly conclude that the settlements are illegal under int'l law.

MARCH 26, 2014ByYAIR SHAMIR
A view of the Jewish settlement of Maale Ephraim.