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Illustrative: Border Police officers stand at a checkpoint near Hebron's Tomb of the Patriarchs on January 19, 2018. (Border Police)
September 6, 2019, 6:41 pm
Palestinian teenager with knife arrested near flashpoint Hebron shrine
Weapon found on 15-year-old after officers near the Tomb of the Patriarchs ask him to lift up his shirt
By TOI staff
Palestinians burn pictures depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a protest against the PM's visit to the West Bank city of Hebron, September 4, 2019 (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
September 4, 2019, 8:11 pm
Palestinians lambaste Netanyahu’s ‘provocative, colonialist’ visit to Hebron
PA also calls PM’s trip to West Bank city ‘racist,’ says it is purely for domestic political purposes ahead of this month’s elections
By AFP and TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara outside the Tomb of the Patriarchs in the West Bank town of Hebron, on September 4, 2019. (EMIL SALMAN / Haaretz POOL / AFP)
September 4, 2019, 7:16 pm
In rare Hebron visit, Netanyahu says Jews will remain in divided city forever
Despite right-wing pressure, PM refrains from announcing additional settlement construction in West Bank city during ceremony marking 90th anniversary of massacre
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his wife Sara, Knesset Chairman Yuli Edelstein and Culture Minister Miri Regev attend a ceremony marking the 90th Anniversary of the 1929 Hebron riots, outside the Tomb of the Patriarchs in the West Bank city of Hebron, September 4, 2019. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
September 4, 2019, 6:43 pm
Likud minister, Knesset speaker call for extending Israeli sovereignty to Hebron
Netanyahu makes rare visit to volatile West Bank city, home to some 200,000 Palestinians and hundreds of Israeli settlers, to mark 90th anniversary of massacre
By TOI staff
Settlers stand at the top of the Machpela House in Hebron after re-entering the building for the first time in months on August 25, 2019. (Harhivi movement)
August 29, 2019, 1:31 pm
Settlers enter disputed Hebron home after legal win, but move appears premature
Committee rules Israeli group’s purchase of half of Machpela House legitimate, 17 months after squatters evicted, but compound must be divided before it can be re-inhabited
By Jacob Magid
A bomb studded with pieces of metal that was created by a Hamas agent in the West Bank city of Hebron for a planned terror attack in Jerusalem, which was found and destroyed by Israeli forces in June 2019. (Shin Bet)
August 6, 2019, 5:47 pm
Shin Bet busts Hamas cell planning Jerusalem bombing attack
Bomb-maker kept materials in school next to his house, endangering civilians, agency says; 3-kilogram device had dozens of pieces of metal attached to it for maximum damage
By Judah Ari Gross
A knife found in the purse of a Palestinian woman outside the Jewish settlement in the West Bank city of Hebron on July 15, 2019. (Israel Defense Forces)
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
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