Jordan Valley

IDF kills terrorist after escaping handcuffs, attacking female soldier

According to the IDF, another soldier, after following the proper arrest procedure, shot at the terrorist and killed him.

A female IDF soldier
A Palestinian man seen with his sheep in a Bedouin village in the northern Jordan Valley, on June 17, 2023.

High Court reviews claims of Bedouin displacement in Jordan Valley

Israeli security forces at the scene where a Palestinian terrorist was shot after carrying out an attack at several locations near the city of Afula, December 26, 2025.

Israel files indictment against West Bank man in deadly northern Israel terror attack 

An Israeli soldier walks next to the border fence between Israel and Jordan, in southern Israel near Eilat February 9, 2016.

Israel begins construction of upgraded security barrier on Jordan border


IDF soldiers Ofer Yung, Avraham Friedman killed during West Bank terror infiltration

An additional unnamed soldier was killed in the incident, and eight additional soldiers were injured.

 sraeli soldiers take positions at the scene of a shooting attack, at the Tayasir checkpoint east of Tubas, in the West Bank on February 4, 2025.

Yuri Birnbaum, Adrian Marcelo Podmesser, Yohanan Shchori named as victims of W. Bank attack

The three were killed on Sunday morning by a Jordanian citizen.

 Yuri Birnbaum, Adrian Marcelo Podmesser, Yohanan Shchori were killed by a Jordanian citizen at the Allenby Crossing in the West Bank on August 8, 2024.

IDF kills five terrorists in West Bank operation, discovers explosives lab in mosque

One of the terrorists killed was involved in the shooting attack that led to the murder of an Israeli civilian, Amnon Muchtar, in June.

  (L-R) Abu Shujaa, terrorist killed by IDF in West Bank, Arrested terrorist Muhammad Qassas

IDF, Palestinians clash in Tubas, marking another West Bank terror escalation - analysis

The northern West Bank sees rising tensions as Palestinian terror groups expand operations near Tubas, prompting Israeli drone strikes.

 The damage caused from an Israeli military raid in the Tubas, in the northern West Bank, August 14, 2024

Yonatan Deutsch killed in shooting attack in West Bank, IDF pursues terrorist

The terrorist shooting occurred from a passing vehicle at the Mechola Junction in the West Bank Sunday afternoon, the IDF reported. 

 Central Command Commander, the Jordan Valley and Emek HaMayanot Brigade Commander, the Head of the Jordan Valley Regional Council, and additional commanders during an assessment of the situation at the attack site, August 11, 2024.

Nine arrested in West Bank large-scale IDF overnight operation

"The arrested individuals and the confiscated weapons were transferred to the security forces for further processing. There were no casualties among our forces," the IDF said. 

 IDF operating in an overnight operation in the West Bank on July 18, 2024

Watch: IDF raids explosives lab in intense 18-hour West Bank operation

Eight terror suspects were arrested, and over 80 explosive devices were found during the operation.

 IDF soldiers raid an explosives lab in the West Bank, June 11, 2024

IDF thwarts attempted stabbing terror attack at Jordan Valley checkpoint

The attacker attempted to stab an IDF soldier after refusing to identify herself at the Tayasir checkpoint.

The site of the terror attack at Tekoa Junction in the West Bank which took place on Sunday morning July 16, 2023.

IDF and Shin Bet arrest 20 in overnight West Bank operation

Undercover soldiers from the IDF Central Command neutralized a terrorist following his attempt to throw an explosive device in the direction of the forces.

 IDF operating overnight on April 4, 2024

Israel foils major terror attack by suspects who crossed Jordanian border

They did not resist and were then transferred to the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) for investigation.

A Jordanian national flag is lifted near a tent at the "Island of Peace" in an area known as Naharayim in Hebrew and Baquora in Arabic, on the Jordanian side of the border with Israel, as seen from the Israeli side November 10, 2019