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Hebron Jewish settlers' council head Yochai Damari (left) with the Palestinian man who came to the aid of the Mark family after the July 1, 2016 terrorist attack in which Rabbi Miki Mark was killed (Har Hebron Regional Council)
August 3, 2018, 5:01 pm
Palestinian who saved Jewish kids after terror attack to be booted from Israel
Military refuses to renew temporary residence permit awarded to West Bank man who got death threats after rescuing children of murdered Rabbi Miki Mark at scene of 2016 attack
By TOI staff
Palestinian Authority security forces touring Israeli-controlled Hebron in uniform on July 31, 2018 (Credit: Wafa)
August 1, 2018, 1:18 am
Armed, uniformed PA forces tour Israeli-controlled area of Hebron for first time
An Israeli security source says the event was 'exceptional' and there is no intention to change security policies in the West Bank city
By Adam Rasgon and Jacob Magid
Breaking the Silence co-founder Yehuda Shaul after being punched in the face by a right wing activist in Hebron on July 27, 2018. (Breaking the Silence)
July 29, 2018, 12:29 am
Right-wing activist arrested for punching Breaking the Silence guide in Hebron
Assault follows similar incident earlier this month; group's director accuses government of inciting against activists
By Jacob Magid
Illustrative: Observers of TIPH, an international monitor group, walk in a street of Hebron on November 19, 2007.(Nati Shohat/Flash90)
July 24, 2018, 10:34 pm
Foreign Ministry raps Hebron observer group, stops short of ending mandate
After TIPH workers filmed slashing one settler's tires and slapping another, summoned international mission head vows no further misbehavior will be tolerated
By Jacob Magid
A international observer for TIPH suspected of slashing the tires of an Israeli settler in Hebron. (Hadashot news screenshot)
July 24, 2018, 1:55 pm
Head of Hebron observer group summoned by PM over slashing of settler’s tires
Foreign Ministry meeting called days after one TIPH worker expelled from Israel for slapping Jewish child and another flees country as police investigate alleged vandalism
By TOI staff
A international observer for TIPH suspected of slashing the tires of an Israeli settler in Hebron. (Hadashot news screenshot)
July 23, 2018, 10:40 pm
International observer suspected of slashing Hebron settler’s tires
Days after TIPH worker expelled from Israel for slapping Jewish child, another member of group flees country as police investigate his alleged actions
By TOI staff
A screenshot from video of a Swiss member of the TIPH civilian monitoring group slapping a Jewish boy during a tour of the West Bank city of Hebron on June 11, 2018. (Screen capture: Hadashot TV news)
July 13, 2018, 10:50 pm
International observer expelled from Israel for slapping Jewish boy in Hebron
Switzerland's ambassador apologizes to West Bank city's settler community over actions by Swiss member of TIPH monitoring group
By Alexander Fulbright
A general view of the West Bank city of Hebron with the Tomb of the Patriarchs, on January 18, 2017. (Lior Mizrahi/Flash90)
July 5, 2018, 4:08 pm
High Court orders state to explain expansion of Hebron settler autonomy
Flashpoint city's Palestinian municipality claims military order establishing new body to tend to infrastructure needs of city's Jewish residents would trump its own authority
By Jacob Magid
Palestinian Abed, left, meets with Ariel Bir, an Israeli settler who he saved, along with his family, from their car following a road accident. (Channel 10)
July 3, 2018, 8:57 pm
Settler family finally meets Palestinian who saved them from smashed car
A year after Abed pulled parents and three children from overturned, crumpled vehicle, grateful survivors invite him to event celebrating their survival
By Stuart Winer
Elor Azaria (r) smiles next to far-right activist Baruch Marzel in his return to Hebron on July 3, 2018. (Screen capture/Haverim Laset Tzara organization)
July 3, 2018, 6:57 pm
Elor Azaria receives hero’s welcome on return to scene of Hebron shooting
Dozens chant 'Hebron loves you' as they line up to take photos with the former soldier, who served 9 months for killing incapacitated Palestinian attacker
By Jacob Magid
Bethany Zaiman announces her decision to leave a Birthright trip early along with four of her peers to attend a Breaking the Silence tour of Hebron on June 28, 2018. (Screen capture/Facebook)
June 28, 2018, 8:09 pm
Left-wing participants stage Birthright walkout to attend West Bank tour
Five women affiliated with IfNotNow leave trip early on final day to visit flashpoint city of Hebron, after lamenting program's refusal to grapple with 'realities of occupation'
By Jacob Magid
Niv Asraf speaks to press outside his family home in Beersheba on April 6, 2015. (Flash90)
June 24, 2018, 11:32 am
Israelis who faked West Bank kidnapping get community service
Prosecution had sought prison time for Niv Asraf and Eran Nagauker over 2015 abduction claim, has 12 weeks to appeal the sentence
By Stuart Winer and TOI staff
A bomb found in the yard of a Palestinian home near a security checkpoint in the West Bank city of Hebron on June 22, 2018. (Israel Police)
June 22, 2018, 4:59 pm
Border Police in Hebron defuse 2 bombs planted near Tomb of the Patriarchs
Devices discovered near security checkpoints; incident comes after 2 IEDs thrown at forces in city this week
By TOI staff
Border police near the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron, where an explosive device was thrown at officers, June 20, 2018. (Israel Police)
June 22, 2018, 12:33 am
Bomb thrown at Israeli guards at Tomb of the Patriarchs; no injuries
In second incident this week, Hebron attacker flees scene; explosives land in adjacent Palestinian courtyard
By TOI staff
Border police near the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron, where an explosive device was thrown at officers, June 20, 2018. (Israel Police)
June 20, 2018, 5:05 am
Bomb thrown at border police at Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron, no injuries
Police search area, open investigation after attacker flees scene in second such incident this month
By TOI staff
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