Hebron

July 15, 2019, 10:15 am

IDF arrests Palestinian woman with knife in her purse near Hebron settlement

Military says woman ‘aroused the suspicions’ of soldiers, blade discovered during search of her bag

By Judah Ari Gross

Hebron-area businessmen Ashraf Jabari (R) and Ashraf Ghanem (L) speaking at a press conference in central Jerusalem on July 2, 2019. (Adam Rasgon/Times of Israel)

July 2, 2019, 8:07 pm

Palestinian businessman who attended Bahrain confab says PA seized his ID

Ashraf Ghanem says he evaded arrest; Ashraf Jabari, who led delegation to conference, says results of the summit ‘are coming’

By Adam Rasgon

Simon and Jana Falic pose for a photo as they participate in the priestly blessing at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray in Jerusalem's Old City, during the Jewish holiday of Passover, on April 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

July 1, 2019, 9:18 pm

US duty free owners give millions to Israeli settlements

Falic family of Florida has donated to settler groups and far-right causes, as well as more mainstream Israeli recipients; has also given more than any other donor to Netanyahu

By Uri Blau and Josef Federman

Palestinian businessman Saleh Abu Mayala. (Facebbook)

June 30, 2019, 2:43 pm

PA frees Hebron businessman arrested for attending Bahrain conference

Saleh Abu Mayala, one of several Palestinians to defy official boycott of US-led workshop, was released Saturday, according to Ashraf Jabari who also attended confab

By AFP and Adam Rasgon

Palestinian policemen participate in a training session at their headquarters in the West Bank city of Hebron on January 30, 2019. (HAZEM BADER / AFP)

June 29, 2019, 5:10 pm

PA arrests Hebron businessman who attended Bahrain conference

Palestinian official says Ramallah may be looking for more info on US-led summit with detention of Saleh Abu Mayala; 2nd Palestinian participant said to narrowly escape arrest

By Adam Rasgon and TOI staff

Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli troops on the Gaza border, May 3, 2019. (Hassan Jedi/Flash90)

June 10, 2019, 8:14 pm

Gazan medic said to succumb to wounds caused by Israeli fire

Mohammed al-Judeili was hit by a rubber bullet at a border protest in May, Hamas-run ministry says; IDF says it is looking into incident

By Adam Rasgon

Palestinian Authority security forces surrounding who appears to be a supporter of Hizb al-Tahrir in Hebron on June 4, 2019. (Screenshot: Twitter)

June 4, 2019, 8:59 pm

PA stops Islamist group from performing holiday prayers in Hebron mosque

Crackdown comes as Hizb al-Tahrir supporters mark Eid al-Fitr on Monday, contradicting PA-appointed grand mufti of Jerusalem; social media pictures appear to show use of force

By Adam Rasgon

In this May 26, 2019, photo, a teacher supervises while Palestinian schoolchildren take a final exam during the last day of the school year, at the UNRWA Hebron Boys School, in the West Bank city of Hebron. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

June 3, 2019, 12:00 pm

As UN budget dries up, Palestinian classrooms swell in size

Hebron teachers and students say quality of learning has gone down since Trump administration cut funds for UNRWA and accused it of ‘failing’ Palestinians

By Agencies

A knife found on a Palestinian trying to enter the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron on May 31, 2019 (Police Spokesperson)

May 31, 2019, 7:45 pm

Police arrest Palestinian with knife at Hebron’s Tomb of the Patriarchs

Suspect, 19, taken for questioning; incident comes after two Israelis wounded in Jerusalem stabbing attack

By TOI staff

A knife and Quran carried by a Palestinian woman who arrived at the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron, May 19, 2019. (Israel Police)

May 19, 2019, 5:26 pm

Palestinian woman in Hebron threatens officers with knife, is arrested

Suspect, 22, detained at Tomb of the Patriarchs; no injuries in incident

By Stuart Winer

Attorney Itamar Ben Gvir holds a press conference with family members of Yehuda and Tamar Kaduri, who was found dead in their home in the Armon Hanatziv neighborhood, Jerusalem, January 30, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

April 4, 2019, 7:40 pm

With Netanyahu’s help, far-right party member could become MK

Itamar Ben Gvir of the Otzma Yehudit party, a lawyer, was indicted 53 times since his youth; he boasts of having been cleared in 46 cases

By AFP and TOI staff

A knife found on a Palestinian man suspected of planning a stabbing attack against security forces at the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron, March 18, 2019. (Israel Police)

March 18, 2019, 2:13 pm

Security forces say stabbing attack foiled in Hebron

Border Police arrest Palestinian man outside Tomb of the Patriarchs holy site after he arouses suspicion, find knife hidden on him

By Stuart Winer

Knife found on a Hebron teenager at the Tomb of the Patriarchs on March 17, 2019. (Israel Police)

March 17, 2019, 9:52 pm

Palestinian teenager caught with knife at Tomb of the Patriarchs

Border Police search 17-year-old girl, find blade, overpower and arrest her without the use of weapons

By TOI staff

Israeli troops respond to a suspected attempted stabbing attack in the West Bank city of Hebron on March 12, 2019. (Yediot MeHaShetach)

March 12, 2019, 1:18 pm

IDF: Palestinian tries to stab soldiers in Hebron, is shot dead

No Israeli troops injured in attempted attack at Jewish building in restive West Bank city; woman with a knife nabbed by troops near same spot hours later

By Judah Ari Gross

Arafat Irfaiya, charged with the murder of 19-year-old Ori Ansbacher, at the Jerusalem Magistrate's court on February 11, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

March 6, 2019, 8:31 am

IDF presents home demolition plans to family of suspected killer of Israeli teen

Arafat Irfaiya to be charged shortly over rape-murder of Ori Ansbacher in Jerusalem forest last month; authorities seek to prosecute him for murder in context of a terrorist act

By Judah Ari Gross and TOI staff