The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/beit-el/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:12:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Beit El | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/beit-el/ 32 32 IDF troops apparently fire at civilian plane, mistaking it for drone; none hurt https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-troops-apparently-fire-at-civilian-plane-mistaking-it-for-drone-none-hurt/ Fri, 29 May 2026 09:42:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3832819 Soldiers deployed to Beit El after locals report several drones overhead; later confirmed to be jetliner whose flight path was shifted eastward; IDF investigating incident

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]]> IDF says troops killed Palestinian who threw bomb at them in West Bank https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-says-troops-killed-palestinian-who-threw-bomb-at-them-in-west-bank/ Sat, 13 Dec 2025 23:56:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3711054 In separate incident, military says two Palestinians arrested outside settlement found with knives and axe in their vehicle

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]]> Policeman shoots, wounds masked Israeli teen throwing rocks at cars in West Bank https://www.timesofisrael.com/policeman-shoots-wounds-masked-israeli-teen-throwing-rocks-at-cars-in-west-bank/ Wed, 30 Jul 2025 19:36:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3610168 Officer fired warning shot at suspects stoning cars caught in traffic jam on Route 60; they then pelted him with rocks, prompting him to fire at them

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]]> Two Jewish men suspected of terror, racial assault of Arab Israeli in Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-jewish-men-suspected-of-terror-racial-assault-of-arab-israeli-in-jerusalem/ Wed, 02 Nov 2022 10:15:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2865197 Gag order on case lifted; suspects allegedly caused head injuries to the victim, 52, during a deliberate violent provocation in flashpoint Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood last month

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]]> ‘It was a miracle,’ says Israeli who was only lightly injured in West Bank shooting https://www.timesofisrael.com/it-was-a-miracle-says-israeli-who-was-only-lightly-injured-in-west-bank-shooting/ Sun, 16 Oct 2022 06:26:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2853233 Yonatan Nizri was in sukkah with his wife and infant son when bullets from Palestinian terrorists pierced the chair he was sitting on

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]]> Israeli lightly hurt in his sukkah in W. Bank shooting; IDF kills Palestinian gunman https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-man-lightly-hurt-in-west-bank-terror-shooting-idf-kills-palestinian-gunman/ Fri, 14 Oct 2022 19:40:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2852806 Military and Shin Bet say 2nd suspect captured following hourslong manhunt after he fled scene at settlement of Beit El

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]]> Yesha leader faces rebellion for backing coalition bill crucial to settlers https://www.timesofisrael.com/yesha-leader-faces-rebellion-for-backing-coalition-bill-crucial-to-settlers/ Mon, 13 Jun 2022 07:37:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2779852 Led by Likud-aligned movement, dozens of local council members call for David Elhayani's resignation for not backing an opposition boycott of pro-settler West Bank legislation

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]]> Attempted terror stabbing thwarted in West Bank settlement https://www.timesofisrael.com/attempted-terror-stabbing-thwarted-in-west-bank-settlement/ Sun, 17 Apr 2022 02:54:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2746994 Security forces apprehend a 21-year-old Palestinian attempting to scale Beit El's fence with a knife, amid ongoing tensions between Israel and Palestinians

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]]> IDF troops shoot two suspected of firebombing West Bank settlement https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-troops-shoot-two-suspected-of-firebombing-west-bank-settlement/ Tue, 16 Mar 2021 00:47:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2507038 Attackers threw Molotov cocktails at homes Beit El, military says

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]]> Beit El settlement expansion threatens to bury Jewish Second Temple heritage https://www.timesofisrael.com/beit-el-settlement-expansion-threatens-to-bury-jewish-second-temple-heritage/ Mon, 09 Nov 2020 04:44:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2423391 As apartment towers rise in West Bank town, remains of Jewish village conquered by Romans fight the elements -- and population boom -- for a chance at preservation in planned park

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]]> IDF arrests 3 Palestinians said planning to attack West Bank settlement https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-arrests-3-palestinians-said-planning-to-attack-west-bank-settlement/ Sat, 18 Jul 2020 23:16:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2349980 Army says suspects sought to hurl 'an explosive device from their vehicle toward the community of Beit-El,' and to attempt a drive-by shooting

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]]> Troops open fire on Palestinians throwing fire bombs near settlement, 1 hurt https://www.timesofisrael.com/troops-open-fire-on-palestinians-throwing-fire-bombs-near-settlement-1-hurt/ Tue, 23 Jun 2020 21:37:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2333148&preview=true&preview_id=2333148 Wounded man taken for treatment, IDF says a second person was arrested and searches were on for several others near Beit El, north of Ramallah

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]]> Program for rehabilitating ‘hilltop youth’ sees them as dropouts, not criminals https://www.timesofisrael.com/program-for-rehabilitating-hilltop-youth-sees-them-as-dropouts-not-criminals/ Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:50:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2224734 Academy for at-risk Israeli teens addresses 'price tag' attackers through educational lens, meeting boys where they live, even if it's in the West Bank's most extremist outposts

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]]> Abbas: Settlements will be swept away, Palestinians came from ancient Canaanites https://www.timesofisrael.com/abbas-settlements-will-be-swept-away-palestinians-came-from-ancient-canaanites/ Tue, 13 Aug 2019 13:00:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2129339 PA president says despite US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, the city belongs to the Palestinians; charges Hamas's leaders are working for Israel

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]]> Netanyahu vows to push Israeli sovereignty in West Bank after terror attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-vows-to-push-israeli-sovereignty-in-west-bank-after-terror-attack/ Thu, 08 Aug 2019 09:04:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2126723 Prime minister lays cornerstone for 650 new housing units in Beit El, says terrorists 'come to destroy, we come to build'

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