Jericho

PA temporarily bars Arab Israelis from land transactions after settlers buy homes near Jericho

The temporary measure marks one of the first instances in which the Palestinian Authority has formally distinguished Arab Israelis from Palestinians living under its jurisdiction.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Members of Israeli forces next to Israeli settlers as they move into homes in the Palestinian city of Jericho in the West Bank, November 5, 2026.
Jewish Israeli settlers are seen at a compound of eight houses near the Palestinian city of Jericho in the West Bank, November 5, 2026.

Security officer detained after being filmed pointing gun at settlers near West Bank's Jericho

Following the incident, an investigation was opened at the Jordan Valley police station in the Judea and Samaria District on suspicion of unlawful use of a weapon.

|ByHODAYA RAN
Jewish Israeli settlers are seen at a compound of eight houses near the Palestinian city of Jericho in the West Bank, November 5, 2026.

IDF admits West Bank commander met settler official, denies secret coordination of Jericho outpost

IDF sources confirm Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth met with a regional defense officer, but denies claims that he secretly coordinated a new settler outpost near Jericho.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Jewish Israeli settlers are seen at a compound of eight houses near the Palestinian city of Jericho in the West Bank, November 5, 2026.

Israeli settlers move into eight homes near PA-controlled Jericho in secret operation

The homes are located just meters from the Palestinian Authority-controlled city, which lies in Area A of the West Bank. However, they are technically in Area C, which is under Israeli control.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

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

Is Jericho the next Palestinian terror hub after Jenin, Nablus?

Palestinian sources said gunmen operate under the name of a group called Aqbat Jaber Camp Battalion, the first of its kind in the Jericho area.

FEBRUARY 6, 2023ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
IDF soldiers besiege the homes of Palestinian terror suspects near Jericho, in the West Bank, on February 4, 2023

At least 5 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid near Jericho against Hamas terror cell

The aim of the raid was to break up a Hamas terrorist cell in the West Bank refugee camp of Aqabat Jaber, Jericho.

FEBRUARY 6, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Bullet holes are pictured on a door at the scene where Israeli forces clashed with Palestinian gunmen during a raid near the city of Jericho on February 6, 2023.

IDF arrests senior Islamic Jihad officials near Jenin - report

The Aqabat Jaber battalion announced three "Days of Rage" in response to what they called a nine-day "siege" on Jericho by Israeli forces.

FEBRUARY 5, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
IDF soldiers besiege the homes of Palestinian terror suspects near Jericho, in the West Bank, on February 4, 2023