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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 430

al-Aroub

Illustrative: A Palestinian hurls a Molotov cocktail amid clashes with Israeli security forces in the West Bank city of Hebron, October 20, 2022. (MOSAB SHAWER / AFP)
September 9, 2023, 11:53 pm
Palestinian teen shot dead near West Bank army post, allegedly after hurling firebomb
Military says forces stationed near al-Aroub refugee camp responded to several rioters with dispersal means and live fire
By Emanuel Fabian
Palestinians burn tires during clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Hebron, February 23, 2023. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
February 24, 2023, 12:38 pm
Palestinian man shot dead in clash with IDF in southern West Bank
Military says troops entered al-Aroub refugee camp to chase suspects who had hurled stones at Israeli motorists on nearby highway
By Emanuel Fabian
Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli security forces in the city of Hebron in the West Bank, on October 12, 2022. (Hazem Bader/AFP)
October 12, 2022, 8:42 pm
Palestinian teenager shot dead while stoning Israeli cars in West Bank — IDF
Shots fired at police position near Jerusalem-area checkpoint as clashes renew in Shuafat refugee camp, with security forces already on high alert following deadly shooting attacks
By Emanuel Fabian
Palestinians mourn near the body of Ammar Shafiq Abu Afifa, who was killed by Israeli security forces near the town of Beit Fajar, during his funeral in the Al-Aroub refugee camp, near the West Bank city of Hebron, March 2, 2022. (Wisam Hashlamoun/ Flash90)
March 15, 2022, 6:50 am
Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian teen. The army hasn’t said what he did wrong
Family demands soldiers who shot teenager Ammar Abu Afifa be prosecuted. But few soldiers who shoot Palestinians in murky circumstances are indicted, with convictions even rarer
By Aaron Boxerman
MK Itamar Ben Gvir in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, on January 20, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 6, 2022, 11:03 am
Far-right MK pulls gun on alleged Palestinian rock-throwers in West Bank
Itamar Ben Gvir claims he was forced to intervene after IDF soldiers told him they were unable to open fire on Palestinians throwing rocks at cars
By ToI Staff
Palestinian Khader Adnan is greeted after his release from an Israeli prison in the West Bank village of Arrabeh near Jenin, July 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed/File)
February 25, 2019, 10:05 am
Israeli forces arrest 2 senior Islamic Jihad members in West Bank
Shin Bet says terrorist leaders detained for activities within the Iran-backed group, following its threats of missile attacks from Gaza
By Judah Ari Gross and Michael Bachner
Israeli troops in the al-Aroub refugee camp in the central West Bank arrest a Palestinian suspect who is believed to have thrown rocks at a nearby highway, on February 20, 2019. (Screen capture: Israel Defense Forces)
February 20, 2019, 11:28 am
IDF raids West Bank refugee camp in crackdown on rock throwing
Troops arrest 17 suspects in overnight operations, escort 2,000 worshipers to Nablus holy site; soldier lightly injured by stones
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative. IDF soldiers at the Al-Aroub intersection near Hebron, July 18, 2016. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
March 17, 2017, 10:44 pm
Palestinian teen said killed by IDF when hurling firebombs at cars
Another Palestinian reported to be seriously wounded in incident north of Hebron, while attempting to attack Israeli drivers
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative. IDF soldiers at the Al-Aroub intersection near Hebron, July 18, 2016. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
July 18, 2016, 1:38 pm
2 soldiers stabbed, lightly hurt near Hebron
Attacker shot in attack on highway north of Hebron; victims receiving medical treatment
By ToI Staff
The ax a Palestinian used to attack an IDF soldier in the West Bank on April 14, 2016 (IDF spokesperson's office)
April 15, 2016, 6:40 pm
Israel accidentally returns body of ax-wielding assailant to family
Despite reports of PM’s decision against practice, authorities transfer attacker’s corpse to relatives; IDF: It was a mistake
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Palestinian protesters throw stones towards Israeli security forces during clashes in the West Bank city of Hebron on November 20, 2015. (AFP/Hazem Bader)
February 10, 2016, 2:24 pm
Palestinian teen shot dead while throwing rocks
Soldiers fired on youth who was lobbing stones at cars near Hebron, IDF says; witnesses say troops used live fire
By Judah Ari Gross
State Department Spokesman John Kirby speaks during the daily briefing at the State Department on January 6, 2015 in Washington, DC. (AFP PHOTO/MANDEL NGAN)
January 9, 2016, 12:53 am
US condemns Israel’s plan to expand West Bank settlement bloc
State Department says adding compound to Gush Etzion will ‘only make achieving a two-state solution more difficult’
By AP and ToI Staff
Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon (left), with Efrat Mayor Oded Ravivi (right) in the Etzion Bloc settlement on September 30, 2015 (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
January 6, 2016, 9:06 am
Ya’alon said to approve construction of new settlement
Plot of land south of Etzion Bloc includes former church compound purchased in secret by Christian activists
By ToI Staff
Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon (left), with Efrat Mayor Oded Ravivi (right) in the Etzion Bloc settlement on September 30, 2015 (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
October 1, 2015, 11:27 am
Minister said to plan adding secretive new settlement to bloc
Moshe Ya’alon to expand Etzion settlement area south of Jerusalem to include former church compound next to al-Aroub
By Raoul Wootliff and Judah Ari Gross
Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 21, 2015, 12:13 pm
Defense chief said to okay West Bank church’s conversion to Jewish compound
Ya’alon reportedly allows right-wing group to refurbish abandoned Presbyterian complex near Etzion settlement bloc, but no permit requested for habitation
By Judah Ari Gross
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