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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 475

Jericho

Some of a cache of newly discovered Maccabi-era coins, in an image released on December 29, 2024. (Dr. Shai Bar/ Zinman Institute of Archaeology at the University of Haifa)
December 29, 2024, 9:08 pm
‘Miracle’ hoard of Hasmonean coins discovered during Hanukkah in Jordan Valley dig
Haifa University team finds cache of 160 extremely rare coins – dated to 80/79 BCE, during the reign of Judah Maccabee’s grand-nephew – near Alexandrion Fortress, north of Jericho
By Gavriel Fiske
Israeli troops operate in the Aqabat Jabr refugee camp in the West Bank, early March 6, 2023 (Israel Defense Forces)
September 20, 2023, 9:15 am
Palestinian killed during clashes with IDF near Jericho, bringing daily toll to 6
PA health ministry reports death of 19-year-old from Aqabat Jabr, where Israeli forces have carried out numerous raids since February terror shooting by resident of camp
By ToI Staff
Tell es-Sultan in Jericho on September 29, 2011 (Diego Delso via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA)
September 17, 2023, 12:41 pm
UNESCO votes to list ruins near ancient Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine
Israel slams Palestinians’ ‘cynical use of UNESCO’; Jerusalem quit the UN cultural body in 2019 for moves it said were designed to diminish the Jewish connection to the Holy Land
By AP and ToI Staff
Tell es-Sultan in Jericho on September 29, 2011 (Diego Delso via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA)
September 5, 2023, 3:19 pm
UNESCO to vote on Ancient Jericho joining World Heritage list as site in Palestine
UN body, which Israel quit in 2019, to hold vote at Saudi Arabia conference; Likud MK accuses cultural organization of obscuring site’s biblical significance
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israeli troops operate in the West Bank, early August 15, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 15, 2023, 8:38 am
Police: Undercover officers kill two Palestinian gunmen during raid near Jericho
Border Police say forces entered Aqabat Jabr refugee camp to arrest wanted man; Palestinian gunmen also target IDF post near Yabed for 3rd time in days
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: A policeman holds handcuffs. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
July 31, 2023, 1:00 pm
Palestinian arrested in case of unidentified woman’s body found in Tel Aviv
Man, 47, from Jericho, detained shortly after discovery of ‘totally decayed’ remains in city’s Independence Park
By ToI Staff
Elan Ganeles, who was killed in a terror shooting in the West Bank, February 27, 2023. (Courtesy of Consulate General of Israel in New York)
June 8, 2023, 7:45 pm
IDF to raze home of Palestinian terrorist who killed Israeli-American Elan Ganeles
Military notifies family of Maher Shalloun, indicted for murder over February 27 shooting on West Bank highway, that its home near Jericho is slated for demolition
By Emanuel Fabian
IDF troops operate in the West Bank, May 25, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
May 25, 2023, 1:56 am
8 Palestinians hurt in IDF raid near Jericho; bus attacker nabbed after 9 months
Gunfire battles in refugee camp close to West Bank city; Palestinian health officials say one seriously injured; no soldiers hurt
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
A convoy of IDF vehicles on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Jenin, May 16, 2023. (Screenshot: Twitter)
May 16, 2023, 7:11 am
Three Palestinians hurt in clash with IDF soldiers during Jenin arrest raid
Troops also come under fire during operation near Jericho; 11 terror suspects detained by forces across West Bank
By Emanuel Fabian
Elan Ganeles, who was killed in a terror shooting in the West Bank, February 27, 2023. (Courtesy of Consulate General of Israel in New York)
May 15, 2023, 9:46 pm
Charges filed against Palestinians accused of killing Israeli-American Elan Ganeles
Luai Ma’arouf and Maher Shalloun indicted for murder over February 27 terror shooting attack on Route 90 highway in West Bank
By Emanuel Fabian
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir attends a Border Police ceremony in Latrun on May 2, 2023. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
May 7, 2023, 1:42 pm
Ben Gvir boycotts cabinet meeting as Israel returns body of Palestinian stabber
Release of remains of 22-year-old who tried to attack troops in February comes after those of 3 gunmen handed back to families on Friday; troops come under fire in West Bank raids
By Emanuel Fabian
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy attends a bilateral meeting with his Israeli counterpart, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, Israel, April 30, 2023. (Amir Cohen/Pool Photo via AP)
May 1, 2023, 1:13 pm
Daily Briefing May 1: Will history repeat after PM gets McCarthy ‘invite’ to DC?
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on US Speaker McCarthy in Israel, confab of Arab nations’ FMs; military reporter Emanuel Fabian on horrific Taibe murder, IDF ops in Jericho
By ToI Staff
Israeli military vehciles are seen in the West Bank city of Jericho, May 1, 2023. (Screenshot: Twitter)
May 1, 2023, 9:15 am
Palestinian teen killed, six others hurt during IDF raid near Jericho
Military says troops clash with gunmen in Aqabat Jabr refugee camp during arrest operation; clashes come after days of restrictions on movement amid terror warnings
By Emanuel Fabian
File: Israeli soldiers search a car at a checkpoint at the entrance of the city of Jericho in the West Bank, on February 28, 2023. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
April 30, 2023, 3:21 pm
Military tightens restrictions on West Bank’s Jericho as terror warnings rise
IDF also still searching for a number of Palestinian cells and gunmen who carried out recent attacks; army expected to demolish several terrorists’ homes in coming weeks
By Emanuel Fabian
Israeli troops operate in the West Bank, early April 24, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 24, 2023, 2:44 pm
Palestinian man shot dead by Israeli troops during raid near Jericho
Military says suspect ‘spotted fleeing the scene’ in Aqabat Jaber refugee camp; 20-year-old thought to be affiliated with Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade terror group
By Emanuel Fabian
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