Gush etzion

Yellow carpets: The impressive must-see mustard bloom

The fields and slopes of Gush Etzion are currently painted with a seasonal mustard bloom, yellow carpets providing a colorful and fragrant experience for all visitors.

Bloom in Gush Etzion.
IDF demolishes the home of terrorist Mahmoud Yusef Abed, in the village of Halhul, West Bank. February 2.

IDF demolishes West Bank home of terrorist who killed Israeli in Gush Etzion

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich seen after a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem on December 4, 2025.

Smotrich: Thank you Trump for the help, but now Israel needs to control Gaza

A helicopter is seen falling out of its harness near Gush Etzion, on January 16, 2026.

Helicopter falls out of towing harness, crashes near houses in West Bank


Settler leaders fighting for Netanyahu despite freeze on housing plans

They have supported him, even though Netanyahu had not advanced plans for new settler homes since US President Joe Biden took office in January.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attending a ceremony for a new neighborhood in Kfar Etzion, Gush Etzion, March 14, 2021.

Large fire breaks out near Bat Ayin in West Bank, Gaza border community

Firefighters are struggling to control the blaze which is nearing the settlement.

Fire near Bat Ayin, June 6, 2021

Attempted stabbing attack at Gush Etzion Junction

The attacker was neutralized and no other injuries were reported.

Knife used in attempted stabbing attack at Gush Etzion Junction.

73 years later, sister visits where brother died defending Gush Etzion

He chose to help defend the kibbutzim in the Gush Etzion region, whose presence was considered essential to the defense of Jerusalem.

Yosef Nadav.

Remembrance Day: 'All that I have left of you is a photo on a wall'

"Remembrance Day is a time when everyone grieves together. I remember him all year, but once a year for one day, everyone remembers him together with me."

The annual Remembrance Day ceremony at the Kfar Etzion cemetery in Gush Etzion

Attempted stabbing attack at Gush Etzion Junction

No injuries were reported and the terrorist reportedly died of his wounds.

IDF soldiers at scene of attempted stabbing attack in Gush Etzion, Jan. 31, 2021

Moshe Moskowitz - Dreaming with eyes wide open

IN HIS long life, Moshko experienced and embodied the entire spectrum of Zionism.

(FROM RIGHT) Moshe ‘Moshko’ Moskowitz, the writer and the writer’s father, Rav Aharon Lichtenstein.

Attempted terror attack at Gush Etzion Junction thwarted

The alleged attacker was holding a cleaver and was shot.

IDF soldiers are seen at the Gush Etzion Junction after thwarting a terrorist attack, on January 5, 2021.

Donation campaign to help Horgen family after alleged terrorist attack

Funds collected through a new campaign set up via Facebook will go to the family of alleged terror victim Esther Horgen.

Esther Hurgan, the woman killed in a suspected terror attack in the northern West Bank on Dec. 21, 2020

8-year-old falls into stream - sucked into subterranean pipeline

Standing on the edge of the stream for a better view, the 8-year-old boy tripped and fell in, disappearing within seconds.

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