Jericho

Israeli Jewish woman rescued in Jericho after being seen wandering in dangerous area

She was further transferred to the Israeli security forces by Civil Administration forces, who provided her with protection.

|ByAMIR BOHBOT
Military members stand with an Israeli settlers near Jericho, in the West Bank, July 4, 2025
A 22-year-old Israeli woman was rescued by Israeli forces after accidentally entering Jericho in Area A of the West Bank.

Israeli woman rescued after being found wandering in Jericho

Initial investigation into the incident indicated that the 22-year-old woman mistakenly ended up in Jericho while intending to travel to a different destination. 

|ByGOLDIE KATZ
The Israeli woman who was rescued by Israeli forces after being kidnapped in Jericho, December 19, 2025.

Israeli woman rescued by police after abduction in Jericho

The suspect in the kidnapping is an acquaintance of hers from work who traveled with her to Jericho for a social gathering.

|ByGADI ZAIG
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen Eyal Zamir during situation assessment in Rafah, Gaza Strip, November 16, 2025.

IDF chief to call investigation into military failures over Hamas's 'Walls of Jericho' raid plot

Eyal Zamir is reportedly set to select the new head of the special investigation team in the coming days, with the objective being to “examine everything in depth and independently.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

UNESCO lies: Jericho is not in 'Palestine' because no such state exists - opinion

UNESCO is not just overstepping its mandate; it’s taking a blatant side in a geopolitical conflict. This is a direct insult to every Jew and Christian who respects the Bible.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023ByDAN ILLOUZ
THE WRITER tours the area of Jericho. ‘UNESCO is undermining the biblical significance of Jericho,’ he says.

WATCH: Israel Police elite unit thwarts terror attack in Jericho

This operation was carried out in conjunction with other Israeli security forces. 

AUGUST 10, 2023ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
IDF female combat soldiers.

How seriously should we take Nasrallah's threats?

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Avi Mayer and Lahav Harkov.

AUGUST 4, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Members of Imam al-Mahdi scouts carry a picture of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, during a religious procession to mark Ashura in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon

UNESCO to rule on ancient Jericho as Palestinian World Heritage site

Jericho prides itself on being the oldest most continuously inhabited city in the world, dating back over 10,000 years and for being at the lowest point below sea level of any municipality.

JULY 31, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
An image of the ancient Jericho archaeological site.

10 Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli forces near Jericho - report

Aqabat Jaber has been the scene of repeated clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians.

MAY 25, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF soldiers operate in the West Bank. May 22, 2023

Palestinian teen killed in IDF West Bank raid - Palestinian sources

The IDF operated in the Aqabat Jabr refugee camp, adjacent to Jericho, to apprehend Palestinians suspected in involvement in attacks against Israelis.

APRIL 10, 2023ByREUTERS
An Israeli border police officer aims his weapon as another prepares to fire tear gas canisters towards Palestinian demonstrators protesting against Israeli settlements near Nablus in the West Bank, April 10, 2023.

'He was the ultimate friend': American-Israeli Elan Ganeles laid to rest

"I searched for the right words and could not find them. I do not know what you say to parents and brothers who lost the most precious thing," Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu said, eulogized Elan.

MARCH 1, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
People hold placards as they mourn Elan Ganeles, a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen killed in a shooting attack while he was driving near the West Bank city of Jericho by a suspected Palestinian gunman, during his funeral, outside the cemetery, in Raanana, Israel, March 1, 2023

WATCH: IDF nab suspects who murdered American-Israeli Elan Ganeles

The security forces entered Aqabat Jabr refugee camp in the Jordan Valley earlier on Wednesday afternoon.

MARCH 1, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli soldiers patrol near Beit HaArava, an Israeli settlement and kibbutz in the West Bank, located near the Dead Sea and Jericho at the eponymous Beit HaArava Junction

Elan Ganeles, American Jewish victim of terror, remembered by friends

Ganeles was killed in a shooting attack on Monday near the West Bank city of Jericho while on a short trip to Israel for a friend's wedding.

FEBRUARY 28, 2023ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA, BEN SALES/JTA
Elan Ganeles, the American Jewish victim of a terrorist shooting attack near the Beit HaArava Junction on Highway 90 in the Jordan Valley, February 27, 2023

Elan Ganeles identified as US citizen murdered in terror attack near Jericho

The IDF confirmed that two interconnected terror attacks were carried out near the Beit HaAravah Junction late Monday.

FEBRUARY 27, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Israeli security forces guard at the scene of a shooting attack in Bet Ha'Arava Junction, in the Jordan Valley, February 27, 2023