Har Adar terror attack

IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot attends a State Control committee meeting at the Knesset on August 16, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

February 21, 2018, 5:27 pm

IDF chief tells ministers it was a mistake to return terrorists’ bodies

Eisenkot responds to criticism over decision — which defense minister approved — to give back two corpses on Friday, says protocols have been changed

By Judah Ari Gross

Nimer Mahmoud Ahmed Jamal, who carried out a terror attack in the settlement of Har Adar on September 26, 2017 (Facebook)

February 16, 2018, 8:32 pm

IDF said to return bodies of 2 West Bank terrorists

Nimer Mahmoud Ahmad Jamal killed 3 Israelis in Har Adar in September; Hamzeh Yousef Zamaareh stabbed a guard at Karmei Tzur last week

By TOI staff

IDF soldiers prepare to seal off the bedroom of Palestinian terrorist Khalid Muhamra in the West Bank town of Yatta on November 16, 2017. (IDF)

November 16, 2017, 8:21 am

Security forces seal off bedroom of Sarona terrorist

Khalid Muhamra’s family home near Hebron was partially demolished after 2016 attack, but his family continued to use the space

By TOI staff

The demolished home of a Palestinian terrorist in the village of Bayt Surik on November 15, 2017. (Israel Defense Forces)

November 15, 2017, 7:58 am

IDF demolishes home of terrorist who killed 3 in Har Adar

Nimer Jamal, 37, of nearby Bayt Surik, hid among a group of Palestinian laborers to carry out his September 26 attack

By Judah Ari Gross

Soldiers present the family of a terrorist who killed three Israeli guards with a demolition order for his house in the West Bank village of Bayt Surik on October 3, 2017. (Israel Defense Forces)

October 3, 2017, 9:23 am

IDF to demolish home of Har Adar terrorist

Army gives family notice that house to be destroyed in 72 hours, unless order is disputed in court

By Judah Ari Gross

September 28, 2017, 6:13 pm

Attacking Israelis seen as way out for troubled Palestinians

Almost a fifth of terror attacks are driven by personal issues, Shin Bet says, as killers use nationalism to earn the title of ‘martyr’ and gain ‘hero’ status

By Aron Heller

Disabled activists block Ibn Gvirol street in Tel Aviv as part of a protest calling for an increase in government stipends, August 31, 2017. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

September 28, 2017, 2:01 pm

Disabled rights activists, Treasury officials meet over increasing stipends

Talks follow weeks of traffic-blocking protests, developing agreement may see stipends for many disabled raised to 80% of minimum wage

By TOI staff

Illustrative: IDF troops in a raid in the West Bank. (Israel Defense Forces)

September 28, 2017, 1:58 pm

After Har Adar attack, IDF cracks down on terrorist’s hometown

In Bayt Surik, IDF impounds dozens of cars, orders end to illegal building, rescinds assailant’s family’s work permits

By Judah Ari Gross

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, meets with US peace envoy Jason Greenblatt in Jerusalem, June 20, 2017. (Courtesy/Matty Stern/US Embassy Tel Aviv)

September 27, 2017, 8:08 pm

Netanyahu to US envoy: PA actions harming chances for peace

PM tells Greenblatt that Abbas’s failure to condemn Har Adar terror attack, Palestine joining Interpol, and the PA’s bid to try Israel at the ICC all undermine negotiations

By TOI staff

Illustrative: A Palestinian construction worker in Israel (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

September 27, 2017, 4:19 pm

Fighting terror with brooms and hammers

After an attack by a Palestinian cleaner, most — but not all — pundits still see the pluses in continuing to employ workers from the West Bank

By Joshua Davidovich

Israeli security forces carry out raids in the West Bank on September 27, 2017, following the terror attack in the settlement of Har Adar the day before. (IDF Spokesperson)

September 27, 2017, 10:36 am

Security forces map Har Adar terrorist’s home for demolition

Troops dismantle mourning tent in Palestinian assailant’s village as part of operations in wake of attack in which 3 Israelis killed

By Alexander Fulbright

Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman (R) and MK Robert Ilatov (L) attend a party faction meeting at the Knesset on April 30, 2012. (Miriam Alster/Flash90/File)

September 26, 2017, 11:03 pm

Liberman’s party revives death penalty for terrorists bill after Har Adar attack

MK Robert Ilatov says legislation needed to send a ‘clear and unequivocal’ message on punishment for terrorism

By Alexander Fulbright

Friends and family carry the body of Youssef Ottman during his funeral in Abu Ghosh, September 26, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

September 26, 2017, 10:54 pm

In Abu Ghosh, bereaved father says he’s ‘proud’ of son slain protecting Har Adar

Yousef Ottman remembered as friendly and ‘understanding’; was saving money for university and dreamed of becoming a dentist

By Dov Lieber

Israeli security forces and emergency personnel gather at the scene of a terror attack at the entrance to the settlement of Har Adar on September 26, 2017. (AFP Photo/ Menahem Kahana)

September 26, 2017, 7:58 pm

EU slams ‘reprehensible’ Hamas praise for Har Adar terror attack

US peace envoy says ‘shame on Hamas’ for praising shooting by Palestinian worker, who killed a border cop and 2 security guards

By Alexander Fulbright

Border Police attend the funeral of fellow officer Solomon Gavriyah, in Beer Yaakov, September 26, 2017. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

September 26, 2017, 7:20 pm

Hailed as heroes, victims of Har Adar terror attack buried

Family, friends, and politicians mourn policeman Solomon Gavriyah, guards Youssef Ottman and Or Arish, who were killed by a Palestinian gunman outside Jerusalem

By Raoul Wootliff, Tamar Pileggi and Dov Lieber