Cave of Patriarchs

IDF on high alert in Hebron as 20,000 Israelis expected for Shabbat amid terror attack fears

With 20,000 Israelis expected in Hebron for Shabbat Chayei Sarah, security forces are preparing for possible terror attacks and clashes, with drills simulating simultaneous emergencies.

Jews seen in the West Bank city of Hebron, during Shabbat Chayei Sarah celebrations, November 15, 2025. (Illustrative)
The image shows a clear glass photography sphere (or lensball) placed on a wooden bridge, refracting an inverted view of the trees and sky.

Parashat Vayera: Bridging heaven and earth

High Court Justice; illustrative.

High Court lifts freeze on NIS 78m. Religious Services funding, keeps broader freeze in place

The Ibrahimi mosque or the Tomb of the Patriarchs, in the West Bank city of Hebron, July 3, 2024.

Foreign Ministry denies annulment of Hebron Agreement, contradicting Smotrich's announcement


Norway warns Israel: Ousting TIPH from Hebron may breach Oslo Accords

PLO official Saeb Erekat decried removal of the TIPH foreign observer force in Hebron and demanded one for the protection of Palestinians in east Jerusalem and the West Bank as well.

Downtown Hebron shopping area in the Palestinian Authority H1 controlled section of the city, February, 2018

The good, the bad, the inappropriate and the ugly: Shabbat in Hebron

“Participants are encouraged to go through a difficult process and come to their own conclusions."

STUDENTS FROM the ATID student leadership program visit the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron.

The Hebron most don’t see

There is another side to the city of strife so often depicted in the news – one of bustling shopping malls and hospitable people

Downtown Hebron shopping area in the Palestinian Authority H1 controlled section of the city, February, 2018

Hebron observer recalled after slapping Jewish boy

The incident occurred on Wednesday when the Swiss observer joined a tour of the area of Hebron inhabited by Jewish settlers led by the left-wing Israeli NGO Breaking the Silence.

The Old City of Hebron as seen from the Tel Rumeida neighborhood

Erdan inaugurates first police station since Israel's founding in Hebron

The station will serve residents living in the area of ​​the Hebron Regional Council and Kiryat Arba, according to a statement released by the minister.

Erdan inaugurates first police station in Hebron settlement since Israel's founding, June 20, 2018.

PA minister claims Israel violates Muslim rights at Tomb of the Patriarchs

This is not the first time the Palestinian Authority has turned to the international community for help over alleged Israel violations.

The Cave of Patriarchs, Hebron.

Parashat vayehi: Sanctification of death or the freedom of man?

The perspective of death is a tragedy, since man is capable of taking advantage of his life to be moral and advance values of truth and righteousness.

THE GIZA Pyramids are seen amid Cairo’s modern buildings

Israel Border Police rescue Palestinian man near Cave of the Patriarchs

A Border Police spokesperson said, "Israel Police and Border Police officers operate without distinction of religion, race or gender."

Israeli Border Police treating a Palestinian man who fell unconscious in Hebron.

Israeli police arrest Palestinian with knife at Cave of the Patriarchs

The police are continuing to patrol the area as a preventative measure.

Knife seized from Palestinian suspect in the Cave of the Patriarchs.

Head of Islamic body: '1.7 billion Muslims say no to metal detectors'

Israeli police installed the metal detectors after an attack last Friday by three Israeli Arab gunmen at an entrance to the Temple Mount left two policemen dead.

Palestinians stand in front of Israeli police officers and newly installed metal detectors at an entrance to the  Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City July 16, 2017.