Hebron

Lighting Hanukkah candles in an age of Jewish anxiety - opinion

Hanukkah is no longer just a memory of survival. It is a test of Israel’s responsibility to Jews facing fear abroad.

Hatzalah in Sydney volunteers responding a mass shooting at Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025.
IDF responds to terror attack in West Bank, September 28, 2025.

IDF shoots, kills terrorist who attempted to stab soldiers at Zayit Junction near Hebron

Israeli security forces at a checkpoint near the West Bank city of Hebron, December 1, 2025. (illustrative)

Car-ramming at Hebron checkpoint wounds one IDF soldier, terrorist killed

Signs found at the headquarters of the Union of Agricultural Work Committees in Ramallah after the IDF raid on December 1st, 2025.

IDF raids offices of PFLP-linked workers' union in West Bank, NIS 700,000 confiscated


Ramming attack in Hebron: Female soldier lightly wounded, security forces kill assailant

IDF troops were dispatched to the Judea Junction in the area of Hebron following reports of a ramming attack, the military said Monday night.

Ambulances at the scene of a ramming attack near Hebron, December 1, 2025.

Flooding collapses West Bank security fence section near Hebron, causing security breach risk

The collapse marks a potentially dangerous security breach from the West Bank. 

Section of the security fence collapsed in Hebron area of the West Bank due to flooding, November 25, 2025.

MK Sukkot submits bill demanding Israel have governance of Cave of the Patriarchs, not Waqf

The bill cites Abraham's biblical purchase of the land as proof of Jewish ownership, and suggests that local municipalities be granted authority over the site. 

MK Zvi Sukkot (RZP) visiting the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron.

IDF kills two Palestinians, arrests 40 in West Bank counterterrorism op.

In addition, the Judea Territorial Brigade carried out a brigade-wide operation in the city of Hebron as part of preparations for Shabbat "Chayei Sarah" at the Cave of the Patriarchs.

IDF arrests two terrorists in West Bank during counterterrorisim operation, November 14, 2025.

Hebron and Gaza: Ishmael's descendants fight relentlessly against the Jews - opinion

The descendants of Ishmael are determined to fight the Jews relentlessly – and the world favors them, in the 1920s and again today.

JEWS STAND at the Abraham’s tomb monument in the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron.

Israel Police kill assailant who opened fire at them near Hebron

A terrorist opened fire on Israel Police officers near Hebron, prompting a return of fire that resulted in the terrorist's death. No officers were injured in the incident.

Israel Police vehicles; illustrative.

Shin Bet details explosive UAV plot to assassinate national security minister

Shin Bet announced the arrest of the cell on Wednesday, with additional details found during the investigation and questioning being published on Thursday.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir seen after a visit at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem Old City, during the Tisha B’Av, August 3, 2025

Yeshiva students seize house in Hebron's old city for dorms

A press release from the yeshiva claimed that this was the first time Jews had entered the old city since 1929.

Students from Yeshiva Shavei Hevron claim the Valero house in the old city.

Hebron mayor, convicted terrorist Tayseer Abu Sneineh arrested by IDF

IDF forces arrested Hebron Mayor Tayseer Abu Sneineh early Tuesday over ongoing terror activity, according to Israeli authorities. He was convicted of murdering six Israelis in 1980.

Tayseer Abu Sneineh‏

Manchester Jews call for Preston to cancel invitation for Hebron's terrorist mayor

The Preston City Council argued that other cities and towns across Europe, including Derby, had already established such partnerships with Hebron.

Tayseer Abu Sneineh‏

This week in Jewish history: 'The Protocols of the Elders of Zion' published

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

LEONARD BERNSTEIN emblazoned on Austrian stamp, 2018.