Jordan Valley

Top Israeli judge: State has until May 14 to report on displaced Bedouin return case

The High Court has extended the deadline for the state to update on the Ras Ein al-Auja case to May 14, amid disputes over when the update was required.

A Palestinian man seen with his sheep in a Bedouin village in the northern Jordan Valley, on June 17, 2023.
A shepherd leads a herd of goats near the Palestinian village of al-Auja in the Jordan Valley, West Bank, January 11, 2026.

High Court asked to enforce return order in Ras Ein al-Auja case after state misses deadline

Israelis take cover in a public shelter in the northern Israeli city of Safed as a siren sounds warning of incoming missiles fired into Israel, March 10, 2026

IDF Home Front Command extends siren warning times for Hezbollah rockets in North

 Jewish settlers at the illegal West Bank settlement outpost of Ramat Migron, on September 8, 2023.

High Court orders state to remove Sharvit from seized Jordan Valley lands pending further ruling


Annexation as early as July 1 under Netanyahu-Gantz deal

Gantz has opposed annexation in the past. The coalition agreement, however, allows for Netanyahu to move forward on annexation irrespective of Gantz’s position on the matter.

Israeli youth demonstrate as they call on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to declare sovereignty over Israel's settlements in the West Bank, in Jerusalem February 13, 2020

Shikaki: Annexation pressures Abbas to end Oslo, security coordination

“Keep in mind that Abbas is a status quo man. He does not like to rock the boat and this is not something that he would do easily, to do what he threatens to do,” said Professor Khalil Shikaki.

Date plantations in the Jordan Valley

Jordan rejects any Israeli West Bank annexation steps

The importance of sovereignty in the coalition talks between Blue and White Party head Benny Gantz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has kept the topic in the headlines.

THE JORDAN VALLEY

COGAT slams B'Tselem for ‘exploiting coronavirus’

The Human Rights NGO alleged that the IDF destroyed a coronavirus treatment center in the Jordan Valley.

The scene of the structure destroyed by the IDF, COGAT claims it had no relation to COVID-19, detail

David Elhayani: 'Jordanians want Israeli sovereignty over Jordan Valley'

"Sovereignty over the Jordan Valley is merely a matter of time, and almost all indications point in that direction."

Defense Minister Naftali Bennett (left) and YESHA head David ElHayani

Uzi Dayan: 'Sovereignty in the Jordan Valley is a security necessity'

The Jordan Valley – strategic depth essential for Israel's existence

Uzi Dayan

Yoaz Hendel: Gantz-led gov't will bring sovereignty over Jordan Valley

"There is no sovereignty? It is mostly the fault of the right-wing governments."

Yoaz Hendel

Sharren Haskel's plan for sovereignty over the Jordan Valley

In her proposed legislation, MK Haskel detailed the process of sovereignty in the Jordan Valley and northern Samaria in a number of key phases

Likud MK Sharren Haskel participating in a panel in Germany

My Word: A journey to the Jordan Valley

Many former students from Shadmot Neria have returned to the moshav or surrounding region and have helped establish three more communities.

Students from the Shadmot Neria Yeshiva study in the beautiful surrounding of Shadmot Mehola in the Jordan Valley.

Yair Lapid: No ‘unilateral’ annexation of Jordan Valley, settlements

Blue and White's No. 2 told the Palestinians: ‘No’ isn’t a policy

Yair Lapid