Gush etzion

WATCH: IDF raids home of terrorist who carried out Sunday's car ramming attack in Gush Etzion

As part of the operation, soldiers from the Yehuda Brigade interrogated those close to the terrorist. 

IDF operates in Hebron, West Bank, June 1, 2026.
Photo from the scene of the attack in Gush Etzion.

Car ramming attack wounds several at Gush Etzion Junction in West Bank, south of Jerusalem

An Israeli woman herds sheep at El Nave Farm settler outpost in the West Bank. A shepherd becomes the eyes and ears of the areas outside the bigger, established communities in the West Bank, the writer notes.

Israel’s new pioneers: The farmers safeguarding the West Bank - opinion

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.

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


Gush Etzion teens bring home gold in Israeli Youth Judo Championships

In addition to the two gold medals, a third Gush Etzion teenager won a silver medal at the championships after coming second in the under 52 kg girls division.

  Winners podium at the Israeli Judo Youth Championships in Ra'anana

Woman with Down syndrome to swim across Kinneret for 9th time

25-year-old Ayelet Vilk will complete the 2 km swim in order to raise funds for 'Sadnat Shiluv', a center for people with disabilities in Gush Etzion.

Women begin their swim across the Kinneret in the annual 'Swim4Sadna' event that raises funds for a center for people with disabilities.

Terror attack at Damascus Gate, Israeli thwarts Palestinian infiltration in W. Bank

Border Police officer stabbed at Damascus gate, attacker shot * Palestinian attack thwarted in West Bank Tekoa settlement, terrorist killed

 IDF search for infiltrators into the West Bank settlement of Tekoa, May 8 2022.

Border Police officer injured in stabbing at Tomb of the Patriarchs

Identified by the Palestinian Ministry of Health as 47-year-old Ghada Ibrahim Ali al-Sabiteen, IDF said she approached in a suspicious manner and refused to stop.

 View of the Jewish settlement of Alon Shvut, in the West Bank, on February 27, 2022.

Two women injured in stoning attack while driving in Gush Etzion

The attack came amid tensions and a rise in terror attacks during the last two months.

 View of the Jewish settlement of Tekoa in Gush Etzion, West Bank, on November 15, 2020.

Healing Israelis and Palestinians - opinion

It’s fear kindled by the daily dose of bad news we hear on the radio regarding what is happening in this part of the country.

SECURITY FORCES at the Gush Eztion junction.

4,400 housing units to be approved in settlements, Palestinian villages

About 3,100 new housing units in settlements in the West Bank and about 1,300 housing units in Palestinian villages will be approved.

 Palestinian construction workers work at a construction site in the Jewish settlement of Efrat in the West Bank, on September 29, 2020.

Stabbing thwarted at West Bank junction

A terrorist was stopped after attempting to stab an IDF soldier at Gush Etzion Junction

General view of the Gush Etzion Junction in the West Bank, July 9, 2020

Settlers to Bennett: End US pressured freeze on our housing plans

Settlers leaders urged Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to end his freeze on the advancement of plans or settlement homes as they held a small protest outside Ben-Gurion International Airport.

 The protest that took place

Herzog College aims to improve lacking English skills in Israel

Herzog College in Gush Etzion is helping to raise the standard of English teaching in Israel, particularly in the religious sector.

Rabbi Shmuel Kornblit (front row, far left) with Jewish studies teachers from Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay at Herzog College.