Hebron

February 12, 2019, 1:16 am

Launch of Palestinian civilian monitor group angers settlers in Hebron

Volunteers walking children to school shoved and slapped by settlers; Jewish community spokesperson says initiative launched after international observer left city is a provocation

By Jacob Magid

A knife carried by one of two Palestinian suspects who apparently tried to slip past security checks and enter the Tomb of the Patriarchs in the West Bank city of Hebron, February 11, 2019. (Israel Police)

February 11, 2019, 3:14 pm

Palestinian brothers arrested in Hebron with concealed knife

Border police nab two suspects, say they were trying to bypass security checks at entrance to Tomb of the Patriarchs

By Stuart Winer

Security forces at the scene where the body of Ori Ansbacher, 19, was found in Ein Yael forest in Jerusalem, February 7, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

February 9, 2019, 7:27 pm

Palestinian from Hebron, nabbed Friday, said to confess to killing Ori Asbacher

Shin Bet: Arafat Irfayia, 29, left home with a knife on Thursday, happened upon the Israeli teen in south Jerusalem, attacked and murdered her

By TOI staff and Jacob Magid

Israeli security forces arrest a Palestinian man in Ramallah suspected in the murder of Israeli teen Ori Ansbacher on February 8, 2019. (Israel Police)

February 9, 2019, 4:58 pm

Police: Forensics at scene led to Palestinian suspect in murder of Israeli teen

Investigators say evidence found at murder scene in south Jerusalem ties arrested man to brutal killing of Ori Ansbacher ‘without question’

By TOI staff

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon speaks to reporters ahead of a Security Council meeting on May 30, 2018 (Courtesy)

February 8, 2019, 10:18 am

Israeli envoy calls Hebron international observer force ‘violent, biased’

Instead of maintaining order and neutrality, TIPH created friction with local residents and security personnel, Danny Danon charges

By Agencies and TOI staff

Observers from The Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH) (R) stand next to Palestinians carrying placards denouncing the prime minister's recent decision not to renew their mandate, in front of their headquarters in the West Bank city, on January 30, 2019. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP)

February 7, 2019, 4:57 am

US blocks UN move to condemn Israel’s decision to shut Hebron monitor mission

Kuwait and Indonesia had circulated draft statement to express Security Council’s ‘regret’ about Israel’s ‘unilateral decision’ to boot TIPH and call for ‘calm and restraint’

By AFP and TOI staff

A knife carried by a Palestinian who tried to enter the Tomb of the Patriarchs holy site in the West Bank city of Hebron, February 3, 2019 (Israel Police)

February 3, 2019, 2:09 pm

Palestinian with knife nabbed among Hebron tourists

Armed suspect tries to enter Tomb of the Patriarchs shrine, is separated by police from group of visitors

By TOI staff

Soldiers stand near a car used by members of the TIPH, Temporary International Presence in Hebron on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

February 3, 2019, 3:26 am

UN head backs international observer mission booted from Hebron

Antonio Guterres says he’s in talks with relevant parties to ‘ensure protection of civilians’ after Palestinian official calls for help to save TIPH

By AP and Jacob Magid

Members of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH) talk to local Palestinians as they walk in the West Bank city on January 29, 2019. (Hazem Bader/AFP)

February 2, 2019, 11:59 am

Turkey calls on Israel to renew Hebron observers’ mandate

Ankara, which is part of TIPH mission in the West Bank city, says it rejects Israeli accusations of bias by monitoring force

By AFP and TOI staff

February 1, 2019, 11:37 pm

Countries behind Hebron observer force slam Israeli move to shut it down

6 European foreign ministers say decision to end work of TIPH in West Bank city violates Oslo Accords, deny organization acted against Israel

By TOI staff

Volunteers for the World Council of Churches‘ Ecumenical Accompaniment Program in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) collect testimony in the West Bank. (YouTube Screenshot)

January 30, 2019, 9:47 pm

Christian group scraps Hebron observer program due to ‘security concerns’

World Council of Churches announcement comes a day after Israel says it will boot TIPH international monitor group out of flashpoint West Bank city

By TOI staff

File: Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide in Jerusalem on January 07, 2018 (Mark Neyman/GPO)

January 30, 2019, 8:52 am

Norway says Israel’s axing of Hebron observer force may violate Oslo accords

Foreign minister calls decision to end work of TIPH ‘worrying,’ cites ‘unstable’ nature of West Bank city

By TOI staff

Saeb Erekat speaks to journalists in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on September 1, 2018. (AFP/Ahmad Gharabli)

January 29, 2019, 2:16 pm

After Israel suspends Hebron observers, Palestinians call for permanent UN force

PA official Saeb Erekat calls Netanyahu’s decision to not extend TIPH’s mandate ‘evidence that Israel is a rogue state’

By Michael Bachner

Illustrative: Observers of TIPH, an international monitor group, walk in a street of Hebron on November 19, 2007. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

January 28, 2019, 10:05 pm

Israel to boot international observers out of Hebron, Netanyahu says

Decision to not extend TIPH’s mandate — slated to expire at month’s end — comes after a number of clashes between members of the group and settlers; Palestinians slam move

By Jacob Magid

January 28, 2019, 2:06 pm

PM ends mission of international force in Hebron, saying it ‘acts against us’

After pressure from settlers, minister, Netanyahu says he won’t renew mandate of TIPH observers, accused by authorities of ‘deliberately creating friction’ with IDF

By Michael Bachner