The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ammunition-hill/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 07:06:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Ammunition Hill | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ammunition-hill/ 32 32 Israel approves new defense complex on site of former UNRWA East Jerusalem HQ https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-approves-new-defense-complex-at-former-unrwa-east-jerusalem-headquarters/ Mon, 18 May 2026 05:25:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3825693 IDF museum, enlistment office, office for defense minister set to be built; Katz says 'nothing more symbolic or just' than placing them over ruins of UN agency compound

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]]> Spreading the Light: The legacy of Ammunition Hill’s olive trees - Sponsored Content https://www.timesofisrael.com/spotlight/spreading-the-light-the-legacy-of-ammunition-hills-olive-trees/ Tue, 17 Dec 2024 19:44:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=spotlight&p=3441836 A simple, symbolic tree-planting ceremony in the shadow of the Six-Day War yields a harvest of love, unity, and hope for thousands of Israelis and Jews around the world this Chanukah.

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]]> Jerusalem minister battles to save iconic Ammunition Hill war memorial https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-minister-battles-to-save-iconic-ammunition-hill-war-memorial/ Wed, 07 Feb 2024 15:26:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3218774 Meir Porush sends urgent letter to prime minister asking him to to free up stalled state funding to save the Six Day War battle site

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]]> A $2.8 Million Bequest Helps Immigrants Start New Lives in Israel - Sponsored Content https://www.timesofisrael.com/spotlight/a-2-8-million-bequest-helps-immigrants-start-new-lives-in-israel/ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 17:13:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=spotlight&p=2740274 The Moskowitzes had been forced to leave Russia when the monarchy fell and the Communists took over. Saul worked as a newsboy in his youth to help support his family.

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]]> Unexploded World War I-era shell discovered at building site in central Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/unexploded-world-war-i-era-shell-discovered-at-building-site-in-central-israel/ Mon, 15 Nov 2021 18:18:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2649870 British munition said to have contained 'active explosives' detonated by police sappers in controlled explosion

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]]> A venerable veteran remembered - Sponsored Content https://www.timesofisrael.com/spotlight/a-venerable-veteran-remembered/ Sat, 06 Nov 2021 18:17:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=spotlight&p=2643826 In 1941, an unassuming thirteen-year-old Jewish girl from small-town America lied about her age to join the United States Air Force Auxiliary. When she passed away in 2020, her legacy would be felt from Virginia to Israel.

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]]> Remains of Jordanian soldier from 1967 war buried in Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/remains-of-jordanian-soldier-from-1967-war-buried-in-jerusalem/ Mon, 06 Sep 2021 15:59:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2612774 Body found during work on Ammunition Hill, site of major battle in Six Day War, reinterred after Jordanian ceremony on Temple Mount, reflecting warmer ties with Amman

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]]> 54 years later, body suspected to be Jordanian soldier found in Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/44-years-later-body-suspected-to-be-jordanian-soldiers-found-in-jerusalem/ Thu, 12 Aug 2021 11:16:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2598494 Corpse discovered during light rail construction work near Ammunition Hill, alongside a Jordanian Army helmet

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]]> Unexploded bazookas found at site of Six Day War battle in Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/unexploded-bazookas-found-at-site-of-six-day-war-battle-in-jerusalem/ Sun, 01 Aug 2021 14:11:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2592057 Police sappers safely remove pair of shells likely used by Jordanian forces during some of the fiercest fighting of 1967 conflict

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]]> Fallen lone soldiers mourned as tiny Goliaths, true Zionists, talented artists https://www.timesofisrael.com/fallen-lone-soldiers-mourned-as-tiny-goliaths-true-zionists-talented-artists/ Wed, 18 Apr 2018 15:34:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1832588&preview=true&preview_id=1832588 The mothers of two American-born IDF soldiers remember their sons, along with comrade of a third, at an English-language Memorial Day ceremony

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]]> Shin Bet, police nab Palestinian teen over cop stabbing https://www.timesofisrael.com/shin-bet-police-nab-palestinian-teen-over-cop-stabbing/ Tue, 20 Dec 2016 14:56:34 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1524413&preview_id=1524413 17-year-old suspected of lightly injuring Border Police officer outside Har Adar in October

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]]> Jerusalem light rail stabber sentenced to 18 years https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-light-rail-stabber-sentenced-to-18-years/ Mon, 21 Nov 2016 12:47:57 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1503826 Subhi Abu Khalifa, 19, seriously injured yeshiva student in attack near capital's police HQ in October 2015

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]]> Teen daughter of Jerusalem terrorist released from custody https://www.timesofisrael.com/teen-daughter-of-jerusalem-terrorist-released-from-custody/ Sun, 16 Oct 2016 09:14:38 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1480703 17-year-old who lauded father on Facebook after he killed 2 Israelis in shooting attack must stay out of Jerusalem, off social media

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]]> Border Police officer lightly hurt in West Bank stabbing https://www.timesofisrael.com/border-cop-lightly-hurt-in-west-bank-stabbing/ Sat, 15 Oct 2016 06:21:31 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1480315 Security forces searching for Palestinian attacker who fled after ambushing police officers close to Jerusalem

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]]> Report: Armed civilian tried to stop Jerusalem terrorist, IDF soldier didn’t https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-armed-civilian-tried-to-stop-jerusalem-terrorist-idf-soldier-didnt/ Thu, 13 Oct 2016 21:05:25 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1479721 As new details emerge about Sunday's deadly attack in capital, Channel 10 says police wounded innocent man during search for shooter

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