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


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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Israel and PA push for control of West Bank's Area C via land registration

“These are the critical years in which the fate of the territory is being determined.”

A general view picture shows the Israeli settlement of Efrat (L) in the Gush Etzion settlement block as Bethlehem is seen in the background, January 28, 2020

Shalva dedicates an apartment for disabled adults, promotes integration

Kalman Samuels, Shalva's founder and president, thanked his "partners" in Gush Etzion and Efrat, adding that, "With the anchor you've provided, we will continue to build."

A poster, made up of the neighbors of the new apartment, welcoming its inauguration and new residents, October 27, 2020.

We should be careful not to generalize

“In a religion in which saving life is the highest value ... how can we account for a religious leadership that consistently pursues policies that increase sickness and death?"

IT IS fair to expect more caution and rule-obedience from religiously observant Jews.

Rare finding supports idea of high literacy rates among biblical Jews

The finding, a complete inkwell dating to the end of the Second Temple period, was made at the Horvat Brachot excavation site in Gush Etzion.

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A cautious settler

Applying sovereignty will not improve the lives, security, or future of any citizen in Israel including those who live in the so-called settlements.

Construction near Efrat in the West Bank