Cave of Patriarchs

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

Under the 1997 Hebron Agreement, the Hebron Municipality oversaw planning and construction across the city, including the Tomb of the Patriarchs and the adjoining Ibrahimi Mosque.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
The Ibrahimi mosque or the Tomb of the Patriarchs, in the West Bank city of Hebron, July 3, 2024.
The Ibrahimi mosque or the Tomb of the Patriarchs, in the West Bank city of Hebron, July 3, 2024.

Israel barred Islamic officials from entering Ibrahimi Mosque, Palestinians claim

Palestinian officials say two mosque figures were barred from the Ibrahimi Mosque for 15 days amid ongoing tensions in Hebron.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
AN AERIAL view shows the Cave of the Patriarchs, a site sacred to Jews and Muslims, in the city of Hebron, November 2, 2020.

PA condemns ‘Judaization project’ after Israel takes over planning for Tomb of the Patriarchs

The administration said the decision was taken from the municipality due to Hebron’s “ongoing refusal” to approve a roofing project, stressing that the existing status quo would not be affected.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD, TZVI JASPER
JEWS STAND at the Abraham’s tomb monument in the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron.

Israel strips planning powers for Tomb of Patriarchs from Hebron

The powers were withdrawn and transferred to the Administration following the rejection of a planned roofing project by the municipality and the Muslim Waqf.

|ByTZVI JASPER

Western Wall rabbi condemns UNESCO for declaring forefathers' tombs to be Islamic sites

The UN cultural body asserts that the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron and the Tomb of Rachel on the outskirts of Jerusalem are an integral part of Palestine.

OCTOBER 29, 2015ByJEREMY SHARON
Cave of the Patriarchs

Terror attack against IDF soldiers thwarted in Hebron

No Israelis were initially believed to have been injured in the attack.

OCTOBER 26, 2015ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, YAAKOV LAPPIN
The terrorist neutralized in Hebron after an attempted stabbing attack on October 26, 2015

Abraham in Hebron: Planting The Seeds of a Sovereign Jewish Nation

MAY 10, 2015ByELI KAVON
The Jerusalem Post

Terror attack thwarted after bomb found near Hebron's Cave of the Patriarchs

The explosive was found during a routine check of an Border Police guard station; "We are aware of attempts by terrorists to hurt security forces and that is why we perform checks like this."

MARCH 26, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Cave of the Patriarchs

Possible stabbing attack thwarted: Palestinian girl with knife arrested in Hebron

Police say initial investigations indicate that youth had planned to stab security personnel.

NOVEMBER 28, 2014ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Knife of Palestinian teen in Hebron

Parashat Hayei Sarah: Of people, graves, and burials

"This is how the field and its cave became the noncontested property of Abraham as a burial site, purchased from the children of Heth," Genesis 23:20.

OCTOBER 24, 2013BySHLOMO RISKIN
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'By building Hebron, Jerusalem itself will be built'

Knesset Speaker Rivlin celebrates 1st night of Hanukka at Cave of Patriarchs, reiterates Israel's claim to the city, J'lem

DECEMBER 1, 2010ByREBECCA ANNA STOIL
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March to mark Goldstein massacre

Palestinian demo comes amid heightened Hebron tensions over heritage list.

FEBRUARY 25, 2010ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, GREER FAY CASHMAN, YAAKOV LA
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Netanyahu to bring Heritage Plan to cabinet

Knesset Lobby for Greater Israel to visit Cave of the Patriarchs to protest the site’s exclusion from PM's plan.

FEBRUARY 21, 2010ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
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