The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/jericho/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:16:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Jericho | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/jericho/ 32 32 IDF, police nab four ISIS-linked jihadists in West Bank said to plan terror attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-police-nab-four-isis-linked-jihadists-in-west-bank-said-to-plan-terror-attack/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:15:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3756626 Three suspects arrested last week, then another on Monday in raids on Jericho; separately, commandos detain Palestinian arms dealer in Ramallah

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]]> Israeli rescued from Jericho abduction says she was threatened with gun, assaulted https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-rescued-from-jericho-abduction-says-she-was-threatened-with-gun-assaulted/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 09:10:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3717450 Reports say woman told police she was lured to West Bank by man she met online, who she thought was Jewish; woman was extracted by PA forces, returned to Israel

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]]> Daily Briefing Dec. 21: Day 807 – Rescue of Israeli from Jericho highlights PA-IDF coordination https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-dec-21-day-807-rescue-of-israeli-from-jericho-highlights-pa-idf-coordination/ Sun, 21 Dec 2025 11:56:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3716915&preview=true&preview_id=3716915 Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on an unusual strike on Gaza City, conflicting reports of Hezbollah prowess along the border, and an ISIS terrorist picked up in southern Syria

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]]> PA forces extract Israeli from Jericho who reported being kidnapped https://www.timesofisrael.com/pa-forces-extract-israeli-from-jericho-who-reported-being-kidnapped/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:55:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3716078 Reports say woman told investigators she was assaulted by group of men at an apartment in the West Bank city after she was brought there unknowingly by a work acquaintance

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]]> Four foreign activists said wounded by settlers near Jericho, one seriously https://www.timesofisrael.com/four-foreign-activists-said-wounded-by-settlers-near-jericho-one-seriously/ Sun, 30 Nov 2025 20:11:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3701570 Three Italians and one Canadian reportedly accosted in Ein al-Duyuk by masked gang, who beat them and steal their passports, wallets and phones

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]]> Friday Focus with Sue Surkes: Israel’s biblical flora resurrected https://www.timesofisrael.com/friday-focus-with-sue-surkes-israels-biblical-flora-resurrected/ Fri, 18 Apr 2025 07:11:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3529161&preview=true&preview_id=3529161 In honor of this week's spring holidays, ToI's environment reporter describes a date palm that was brought back from the dead, a Rose of Jericho plant that resurrects itself and more

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]]> ‘Miracle’ hoard of Hasmonean coins discovered during Hanukkah in Jordan Valley dig https://www.timesofisrael.com/miracle-hoard-of-hasmonean-coins-discovered-during-hanukkah-in-jordan-valley-dig/ Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:08:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3449151 Haifa University team finds cache of 160 extremely rare coins - dated to 80/79 BCE, during the reign of Judah Maccabee's grand-nephew - near Alexandrion Fortress, north of Jericho

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]]> Palestinian killed during clashes with IDF near Jericho, bringing daily toll to 6 https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-killed-during-clashes-with-idf-near-jericho-bringing-daily-toll-to-6/ Wed, 20 Sep 2023 06:15:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3100849 PA health ministry reports death of 19-year-old from Aqabat Jabr, where Israeli forces have carried out numerous raids since February terror shooting by resident of camp

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]]> UNESCO votes to list ruins near ancient Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-committee-votes-to-list-ancient-jericho-as-a-world-heritage-site-in-palestine/ Sun, 17 Sep 2023 09:41:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3098345 Israel slams Palestinians' 'cynical use of UNESCO'; Jerusalem quit the UN cultural body in 2019 for moves it said were designed to diminish the Jewish connection to the Holy Land

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]]> UNESCO to vote on Ancient Jericho joining World Heritage list as site in Palestine https://www.timesofisrael.com/unesco-to-vote-on-ancient-jericho-joining-world-heritage-list-as-site-in-palestine/ Tue, 05 Sep 2023 12:19:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3088626 UN body, which Israel quit in 2019, to hold vote at Saudi Arabia conference; Likud MK accuses cultural organization of obscuring site's biblical significance

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]]> Police: Undercover officers kill two Palestinian gunmen during raid near Jericho https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-palestinians-killed-amid-israeli-army-raid-near-jericho/ Tue, 15 Aug 2023 05:38:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3072460&preview=true&preview_id=3072460 Border Police say forces entered Aqabat Jabr refugee camp to arrest wanted man; Palestinian gunmen also target IDF post near Yabed for 3rd time in days

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]]> Palestinian arrested in case of unidentified woman’s body found in Tel Aviv https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-arrested-in-case-of-unidentified-womans-body-found-in-tel-aviv/ Mon, 31 Jul 2023 10:00:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3062365 Man, 47, from Jericho, detained shortly after discovery of 'totally decayed' remains in city's Independence Park

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]]> IDF to raze home of Palestinian terrorist who killed Israeli-American Elan Ganeles https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-to-raze-home-of-palestinian-terrorist-who-killed-israeli-american-elan-ganeles/ Thu, 08 Jun 2023 16:45:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3030375&preview=true&preview_id=3030375 Military notifies family of Maher Shalloun, indicted for murder over February 27 shooting on West Bank highway, that its home near Jericho is slated for demolition

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]]> 8 Palestinians hurt in IDF raid near Jericho; bus attacker nabbed after 9 months https://www.timesofisrael.com/6-palestinians-said-wounded-in-idf-raid-near-jericho/ Wed, 24 May 2023 22:56:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3021671 Gunfire battles in refugee camp close to West Bank city; Palestinian health officials say one seriously injured; no soldiers hurt

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]]> Three Palestinians hurt in clash with IDF soldiers during Jenin arrest raid https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-troops-said-to-clash-with-palestinians-in-west-bank-as-tensions-remain-high/ Tue, 16 May 2023 04:11:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3016371 Troops also come under fire during operation near Jericho; 11 terror suspects detained by forces across West Bank

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