Gush etzion

'Not just history': Belongings of Gush Etzion heroes to be publicly displayed for first time

The traveling exhibit is part of a new educational initiative led by the Gush Etzion Regional Council to deepen the study of the area's history in schools.

The hat of Moshe Silberschmidt, the last commander of Gush Etzion, and the wool sweater of Palmach fighter and combat medic Uriel Ofek, April 21, 2026.
IDF soldiers operating in the West Bank, April 12, 2026.

IDF finds, dismantles explosives hidden in West Bank school

Bloom in Gush Etzion.

Yellow carpets: The impressive must-see mustard bloom

IDF demolishes the home of terrorist Mahmoud Yusef Abed, in the village of Halhul, West Bank. February 2.

IDF demolishes West Bank home of terrorist who killed Israeli in Gush Etzion


Israeli culture shock after aliyah explored in new book

Sitting in my living room in Gush Etzion, reading about Sasson living in America while longing for Israel, made for a painful read.

DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH, where the author finds herself stuck despite wanting to live in Israel, lies underwater from flooding of the Allegheny River (top)  and Monongahela River, 1995.

David Ben David cheated death and missed Israel’s birth

David Ben David swam to Haifa in 1940, unknowingly escaping the ill-fated "Patria". He spent most of the 1948 war as a POW, saved from death more than once by his Arab Legion captors.

David Ben David during the 1948 siege of Kfar Etzion, where many of his comrades were killed by enemy forces. From his autobiography, Gesher al Tehumot (Bridge over the Abysses).

Settler leaders fighting for Netanyahu despite freeze on housing plans

They have supported him, even though Netanyahu had not advanced plans for new settler homes since US President Joe Biden took office in January.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attending a ceremony for a new neighborhood in Kfar Etzion, Gush Etzion, March 14, 2021.

Large fire breaks out near Bat Ayin in West Bank, Gaza border community

Firefighters are struggling to control the blaze which is nearing the settlement.

Fire near Bat Ayin, June 6, 2021

Attempted stabbing attack at Gush Etzion Junction

The attacker was neutralized and no other injuries were reported.

Knife used in attempted stabbing attack at Gush Etzion Junction.

73 years later, sister visits where brother died defending Gush Etzion

He chose to help defend the kibbutzim in the Gush Etzion region, whose presence was considered essential to the defense of Jerusalem.

Yosef Nadav.

Remembrance Day: 'All that I have left of you is a photo on a wall'

"Remembrance Day is a time when everyone grieves together. I remember him all year, but once a year for one day, everyone remembers him together with me."

The annual Remembrance Day ceremony at the Kfar Etzion cemetery in Gush Etzion

Attempted stabbing attack at Gush Etzion Junction

No injuries were reported and the terrorist reportedly died of his wounds.

IDF soldiers at scene of attempted stabbing attack in Gush Etzion, Jan. 31, 2021

Moshe Moskowitz - Dreaming with eyes wide open

IN HIS long life, Moshko experienced and embodied the entire spectrum of Zionism.

(FROM RIGHT) Moshe ‘Moshko’ Moskowitz, the writer and the writer’s father, Rav Aharon Lichtenstein.

Attempted terror attack at Gush Etzion Junction thwarted

The alleged attacker was holding a cleaver and was shot.

IDF soldiers are seen at the Gush Etzion Junction after thwarting a terrorist attack, on January 5, 2021.