Jordan Valley

High Court demands answers on safe return of displaced Palestinian Bedouin community

The conditional order concerns Ras Ein al-Auja, where residents still have not been able to return approximately nine months after leaving their homes due to settler violence in the Jordan Valley.

A Palestinian man seen with his sheep in a Bedouin village in the northern Jordan Valley, on June 17, 2023.
Jewish visitors walk near the separation barrier at Rachel’s Tomb, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, ahead of the annual Hilula commemorating the death of the biblical matriarch Rachel, October 20, 2026.

The West Bank is the historic heartland of the Jewish people - opinion

A Yarmukian juglet found in a cave in Samaria.

Ancient wildfires in the Levant may have inspired Neolithic pottery-making, Israeli study suggests

Yoel Zilberman, CEO and Founder of Hashomer Hachadash: "We will establish more settlements along Israel's eastern corridor and strengthen existing ones."

Hashomer Hachadash helps establish new agricultural moshav in Jordan Valley


Duvdevan captures 16-year-old terrorist who stabbed an off-duty soldier in Jericho

Man, 24, moderately wounded in West Bank stabbing • "My brother was [standing] outside the car, while his wife and children were inside," Shlomo Hanaya, the victim's brother, said.

IDF responds to terror stabbing attack near a Palestinian town in the Jordan Valley, August 23, 2026.

Israeli birdwatcher finds 30 migrating white storks dead under utility poles in Jordan Valley

“The nearby utility poles serve as places for them to perch and rest,” Bashan said. “The danger is primarily created by poles with exposed electrical components.”

Israeli birdwatcher discovers about 30 electrocuted, dead storks in the Jordan Valley, August 16, 2026.

For just NIS 10: The tours and attractions waiting in the Jordan Valley this summer

Wet tours, birdwatching, sunsets, night safaris, stargazing, and visits to local farms: The Wet Valley festival has opened, offering a wide array of activities throughout the summer.

Sukkot Spring.

Israeli gov't gives Jordan Valley farmers drones, rangers to deter 'Palestinian terror state'

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Missions Minister Orit Strock both attended the ceremony at which the equipment was presented to support farms and outposts in the West Bank.

Minister of Finance and Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich, Israel Ganz, Head of Binyamin Regional Council and Orit Strock, National Mission Minister at a faction meeting in the Jewish settlement of Givat Harel, in the West Bank, February 14, 2023.

IDF soldiers, equipment, used without authorization for private company VIP customer tour - report

The company released a video in which its customers, including children and at least two babies, are given a tour of a base in the Jordan Valley, with a briefing from a commander and an ATV ride.

ISRAELI SECURITY forces raid a building in the town of Tammun, in the northern Jordan Valley, in the West Bank, May 9, 2025.

State says Bedouin Palestinians may return to Jordan Valley but rejects extra security

The case concerns Ras Ein al-Auja, a Bedouin Palestinian herding community north of Jericho whose residents say they were effectively pushed out after months of sustained settler harassment.

A Palestinian family leaves their farmin the Tana area near Beit Furik, east of Nablus in Judea and Samaria, May 15, 2026.

IDF tests Jordan Valley readiness in Dead Sea surprise attack drill - analysis

The IDF held a major Dead Sea drill simulating a surprise attack along the eastern border, including infiltrations, drone threats, and civilian-area incidents.

IDF forces during the “Sulfur and Fire” readiness exercise along Israel’s eastern border and the Dead Sea area on May 15, 2026.

Top Israeli judge: State has until May 14 to report on displaced Bedouin return case

The High Court has extended the deadline for the state to update on the Ras Ein al-Auja case to May 14, amid disputes over when the update was required.

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

High Court asked to enforce return order in Ras Ein al-Auja case after state misses deadline

Petitioners urge the High Court to enforce its ruling in the Ras Ein al-Auja case after the state missed a deadline to report on measures enabling residents’s return.

A shepherd leads a herd of goats near the Palestinian village of al-Auja in the Jordan Valley, West Bank, January 11, 2026.

IDF Home Front Command extends siren warning times for Hezbollah rockets in North

In 22 locations in the Golan Heights, the time will be extended from "immediate" to 15-30 seconds, depending on the town.

Israelis take cover in a public shelter in the northern Israeli city of Safed as a siren sounds warning of incoming missiles fired into Israel, March 10, 2026