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.

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

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

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


Wiesenthal Center: Cave of Patriarchs is not "Palestinian heritage"

“Each year, since the entry of Palestine into UNESCO in 2011, Jewish heritage has been trampled and stolen to validate a Palestinian narrative."

The Cave of Patriarchs, Hebron.

Politicians call for West Bank sovereignty, tripling number of Hebron Jews

Hebron’s Jewish community, which numbers less than 1,000 people, estimated that some 35,000 people visited the Jewish areas of the city, including the Tomb of the Patriarchs.

Deputy Defense Minister Eli Ben-Dahan

Police forces prevent terror stabbing attack in Hebron

The Palestinian drew the knife as the police seized and brought to her arrest.

The knife carried by the woman who attempted to commit a terror stabbing attack in Hebron

Ancient oaks - A visit to historic Elonei Mamre in Hebron

A visit to historic Elonei Mamre.

Mamre is mentioned in the Bible as the site where Abraham and Sarah pitched their tent and were visited by three angels.

Diplomats: U.S. blocks U.N. statement on Hebron monitors

UN diplomats said the United States did not believe a council statement on the issue was appropriate.

A member of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH) walks past the Beit Romano settlement in Hebron, in the West Bank January 29, 2019

Israel Police thwart stabbing at Cave of the Patriarchs

Security forces noticed that the suspect’s behavior was different from others in the group and called him aside for further inspection

Israeli Border Police thwarted a stabbing attack at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron on Sunday morning.

My Word: TIPH and threats: Temporary and permanent

Recently, it has become clearer the international observers have been playing a one-sided role, and, as you might guess, that is not on Israel’s side.

A member of TIPH - Temporary International Presence in Hebron foreign observer force, January 2019

Norway warns Israel: Ousting TIPH from Hebron may breach Oslo Accords

PLO official Saeb Erekat decried removal of the TIPH foreign observer force in Hebron and demanded one for the protection of Palestinians in east Jerusalem and the West Bank as well.

Downtown Hebron shopping area in the Palestinian Authority H1 controlled section of the city, February, 2018

The good, the bad, the inappropriate and the ugly: Shabbat in Hebron

“Participants are encouraged to go through a difficult process and come to their own conclusions."

STUDENTS FROM the ATID student leadership program visit the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron.

The Hebron most don’t see

There is another side to the city of strife so often depicted in the news – one of bustling shopping malls and hospitable people

Downtown Hebron shopping area in the Palestinian Authority H1 controlled section of the city, February, 2018