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Tomb of the Patriarchs

Heritage Minister Amichay Eliyahu speaks at a conference on archaeology in the West Bank in Jerusalem on June 17, 2026. (Rossella Tercatin/Times of Israel)
June 18, 2026, 10:05 am
West Bank archaeology conference unearths controversy as politics takes center stage
Jerusalem event attracts hundreds, including dozens of scholars, but many in the field stay away and international participation is down; attendee calls event ‘highly politicized’
By Rossella Tercatin
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a cornerstone-laying ceremony for the new settlement of Doran in the Mount Hebron region of the West Bank, June 16, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 16, 2026, 4:55 pm
Smotrich says he’s ‘abolished Hebron agreement,’ given Israel more power in flashpoint city
Minister says he’s undoing accord with PA on zoning authority over Hebron Jewish settlement, Tomb of the Patriarchs, as part of effort to extend control throughout West Bank; US in response warns against annexation
By Jeremy Sharon and Jacob Magid
An Israeli family is seen at the outpost of Yahish Zion, near the settlement of Psagot, in the West Bank, on February 4, 2026. (Dor Pazuelo/Flash90)
February 8, 2026, 8:35 pm
Security cabinet okays deepened Israeli control of West Bank; Hamas urges ‘escalation’
Katz and Smotrich announce moves to expand Israeli oversight of areas A and B, let Israelis buy land in West Bank, and boost Israeli authority over Tomb of the Patriarchs compound
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
The Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron, West Bank, on July 3, 2024. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
July 21, 2025, 12:35 am
Israel to take administrative control over Tomb of Patriarchs for construction work
Civil Administration says move temporary, authority will be returned to Palestinian Hebron municipality when work is finished, but settler council claims it’s now in charge at holy site
By Jeremy Sharon
The Tomb of the Patriarchs, in the West Bank city of Hebron, July 3, 2024. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
November 27, 2024, 6:36 pm
Seeing opportunity under Trump, some settlers hope to take over Tomb of the Patriarchs
Right-wing ministers and MKs believe time is ripe for scrapping a longstanding status quo dividing the Hebron holy site between Jewish and Muslim worshipers
By Shalom Yerushalmi
IDF Col. Yishai Rosilio, in a farewell speech as he departs as head of the Judea Regional Brigade, in the West Bank, August 1, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 2, 2024, 2:28 pm
IDF commander rebuked after allowing unauthorized work at Hebron holy site
Work at Tomb of the Patriarchs must be approved in consultation between Israel, PA and Jordan; officer reportedly told his action could have harmed security in time of war
By ToI Staff
Palestinians take part in Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound atop the Temple Mount in Jerusalem during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, March 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
March 31, 2023, 1:29 pm
Over 100,000 hold Ramadan prayers on Temple Mount; security forces on alert
52,000 Palestinians cross into Israel from West Bank for the second Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month; some worshipers seen chanting in support of Hamas
By Michael Horovitz
Sheikh Muhammad Hussein, Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, and Palestinians protest on the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration outside the British Consulate-General in east Jerusalem, on November 2, 2021. Photo by Jamal Awad/Flash90
November 20, 2022, 9:13 pm
Jerusalem’s grand mufti warns of regional religious war after Hebron unrest
Sunni cleric lambastes ‘escalating attacks’ by Israel and settlers on Muslim holy sites following weekend violence; Hebron settlers’ spokesman rejects ‘absurd’ warning
By Jack Mukand
Israeli security forces guard during clashes between Jews and Palestinians in the West Bank city of Hebron, November 19, 2022. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
November 20, 2022, 1:00 pm
Daily Briefing Nov. 20: Weekly Bible portion commemorations spark violence in Hebron
Emanuel Fabian on weekend events in Hebron, reopening of a cold case from the First Lebanon War; Amy Spiro on Zohar Argov’s troubling legacy, a 1st Jewish star on ‘Love is Blind’
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (right) meets with former US vice president Mike Pence in Jerusalem, on March 8, 2022. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
March 12, 2022, 3:11 pm
Miriam Adelson loaned Mike Pence a plane for a campaign-style tour of Israel
Former US veep was also said to be accompanied by Matt Brooks, executive director of the Republican Jewish Coalition and a confidant of Adelson
By Ron Kampeas
Former US vice president Mike Pence outside Hebron's Tomb of the Patriarchs on March 9, 2022. MK Itamar Ben-Gvir is at far right. (Mike Pence/Twitter)
March 10, 2022, 8:35 am
Pence tours Hebron, meets local Jewish settlers, runs into Ben Gvir and Marzel
Visiting West Bank city and Tomb of Patriarchs, former US vice president is greeted by far-right MK Ben Gvir and extremist activist Baruch Marzel, drawing criticism from Meretz MK
By ToI Staff
Israeli security forces at the scene of a stabbing attack, in the West Bank city of Hebron on December 18, 2021 (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
December 18, 2021, 11:36 am
Israeli man stabbed, lightly hurt by Palestinian woman, 65, in Hebron
Suspect attacks settler near checkpoint close to Tomb of the Patriarchs; troops subdue and detain her, police say
By ToI Staff
President Isaac Herzog lights a Hanukkah candle in Hebron's Tomb of the Patriarchs in the West Bank, November 28, 2021. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
November 28, 2021, 7:30 pm
Lighting candle at Hebron shrine, Herzog says Jewish connection is ‘unquestionable’
President also appeals to common Abrahamic heritage at Tomb of the Patriarchs; left-wing demonstrators slamming his visit are blocked by troops from reaching the West Bank city
By ToI Staff
President Isaac Herzog at his official residence in Jerusalem, November 7, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 26, 2021, 6:44 pm
Hamas urges Hebron unrest in reaction to Israeli president’s planned Hanukkah visit
With Herzog set to light candles at Tomb of Patriarchs, terror group warns Israel ‘fully responsible for repercussions’; Israeli left also plans protests against move
By ToI Staff
Illustration. Palestinian students protest at a checkpoint entrance in the divided West Bank city of Hebron on May 12, 2016. (Wisam Hashlamoun/FLASH90)
November 8, 2021, 4:27 pm
IDF building facial recognition database of Palestinians in Hebron — report
Washington Post details how Blue Wolf technology is used to screen Palestinians in West Bank city, with soldiers incentivized to take photos of residents
By ToI Staff
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