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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 347

Gush Etzion

An Israeli soldier stands near the scene of a car bomb explosion in the West Bank settlement of Karmei Tzur, in front of a sign in which the Arabic has been blacked out by vandals, August 31, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 2, 2024, 5:51 pm
Hamas claims responsibility for dual car bombing in West Bank last week
Attack in Gush Etzion on Friday came amid major counter-terror operation in territory, following attempted suicide bombing in Tel Aviv that Hamas also claimed
By Emanuel Fabian
Israelis mark the Sukkot holiday in front of a large Star of David in the West Bank settlement of Sde Boaz, in Gush Etzion, October 11, 2022. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
July 20, 2024, 5:33 pm
‘Fighting the same battle’: After Oct. 7, settlers court Republican evangelicals
Groups, including one founded hours after start of Hamas onslaught, fund visits for prominent GOP officials: ‘Having friends and voices like that in very high places in the US helps us’
By Jonathan Saul and Simon Lewis
Security forces at the scene where David Ben Avraham man was shot by troops near Elazar, in Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, on March 21, 2024. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
March 21, 2024, 9:48 am
IDF probing fatal shooting of Palestinian convert to Judaism in West Bank
Sameh Zaytoun reportedly had hands in air during ‘serious incident’ at Elazar junction; small knife later found in his bag
By Emanuel Fabian
An image of the illegal West Bank outpost of Tzon Kedar Farms / Mitzpe Yehuda from 2020 which was legalized by the government in February 2023. (Screen capture/Facebook; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 28, 2024, 4:10 pm
‘A giant gift’: Settler leaders hail IDF approval of borders for new W. Bank settlement
Planning proposals for now-legalized outpost seek some 3,600 housing units; ‘We will continue the settlement momentum throughout the land,’ says Smotrich
By Jeremy Sharon
Anti-judicial overhaul protesters in Maale Adumim. (Courtesy)
September 17, 2023, 3:41 pm
In the major West Bank settlements, anti-judicial overhaul rallies gather steam
Small but growing groups of protesters – many of whom are disillusioned with a government they voted for – take to the streets in some of the far-right’s strongholds
By Gavriel Fiske
A viral selfie taken by popstar Noa Kirel (right) with Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Rimon on a flight to Tel Aviv in May, 2023. (WhatsApp screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 17, 2023, 6:37 pm
Plane encounter between singer Noa Kirel and top rabbi goes viral
Photo shared by rabbi’s daughter to social media resonates with Israelis, who see it as example of connection between two people from distinct communities
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Israeli security forces at the scene of a stabbing attack at the Gush Eztion Junction in the West Bank, on April 17, 2023. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
April 17, 2023, 8:21 pm
Palestinian woman stabs Israeli in Gush Etzion, is shot by soldiers
Civilian victim, 36, moderately wounded; attacker taken to hospital
By Emanuel Fabian
The husband and children of Lucy Dee, 48, who was killed in a West Bank terror shooting attack, attend her funeral at the Gush Etzion Regional Cemetery in Kfar Etzion on April 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
April 11, 2023, 4:30 pm
‘To lose a mother is to lose life’: Thousands at funeral for terror victim Lucy Dee
Husband and three surviving children return to cemetery less than 48 hours after burying Dee’s two daughters Maia and Rina; all were killed in a West Bank shooting attack
By ToI Staff
Identical twins Yael Yishai, right, and Avital Segel, left, pose with their newborn sons at Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem, May 30, 2022. (Shaare Zedek via JTA)
June 2, 2022, 8:13 am
Identical twins give birth to boys on same day in Jerusalem
Sisters from Gush Etzion each already had two girls, one boy; hospital says similar event happened in 1997
By Ron Kampeas
A picture uploaded by Tekoa resident Yair Maimon to Facebook on May 9, shows him and his wife drinking coffee outside their home alongside the caption, 'Waiting for the next terrorist.' (Facebook)
May 9, 2022, 10:36 am
While sipping tea with his wife: Tekoa resident recounts confronting terrorist
Yair Maimon says he spotted a Palestinian climbing fence meters away from his house, then grabbed his M16 rifle and shot him
By Tobias Siegal
Illustrative: Israel Police investigate the scene of a crime on June 2, 2021. (Israel Police)
March 13, 2022, 7:32 pm
Man suspected of trying to kill wife with jumper cable
Police say couple had been arguing for several days over renovations to their home; Jerusalem court remands husband for four days
By ToI Staff
Israeli security forces near the scene of an attempted stabbing attack in the the Gush Etzion Junction in the West Bank, on September 13, 2021. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
September 13, 2021, 10:08 am
IDF: Palestinian man attempts to stab soldiers at Gush Etzion junction
No Israelis wounded in attack; terrorist shot in hand and taken to hospital in Jerusalem
By ToI Staff
Fahima al-Hroub, 60, a resident of Wadi Fukin killed by Israeli forces during an alleged stabbing attack on May 1, 2021 (courtesy: al-Hroub family)
May 3, 2021, 1:41 pm
Palestinian shot dead in alleged stabbing attack was mentally ill, says brother
According to her brother, Fahima al-Hroub, 60, attempted suicide days before she was shot by troops whom she approached brandishing a knife; says she refused medicine, therapy
By Aaron Boxerman
A Palestinian man wearing a grey jacket with a white hood, left, armed with a knife approaches an Israeli soldier guarding a bus stop at the Gush Etzion Junction in the southern West Bank before being shot on January 31, 2021. (Screen capture)
January 31, 2021, 7:50 am
Palestinian attempts to stab soldier in West Bank, is shot dead
No Israelis reported injured in incident at the Gush Etzion Junction in which assailant tried to attack serviceman with a makeshift spear
By Judah Ari Gross
Hebron spokesman Yishai Fleisher, right, and Marc Zell, the head of Republicans Overseas Israel, blow shofars to show their support for Trump November, 2, 2020. (Courtesy Har Hevron regional council spokesperson)
November 2, 2020, 4:53 pm
In shadow of patriarchs, settler leaders gather in Hebron to pray for Trump win
West Bank mayors recite psalms, hoping for four more years; cite incumbent’s recognition of Golan Heights and Jerusalem, support for Israel against threats like Iran and BDS
By ToI Staff
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