Jordan Valley

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.

|ByTZVI JASPER
ISRAELI SECURITY forces raid a building in the town of Tammun, in the northern Jordan Valley, in the West Bank, May 9, 2025.
A Palestinian family leaves their farmin the Tana area near Beit Furik, east of Nablus in Judea and Samaria, May 15, 2026.

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.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
IDF forces during the “Sulfur and Fire” readiness exercise along Israel’s eastern border and the Dead Sea area on 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.

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

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.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN

IDF and Shin Bet arrest 20 in overnight West Bank operation

Undercover soldiers from the IDF Central Command neutralized a terrorist following his attempt to throw an explosive device in the direction of the forces.

APRIL 4, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF operating overnight on April 4, 2024

Israel foils major terror attack by suspects who crossed Jordanian border

They did not resist and were then transferred to the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) for investigation.

MARCH 23, 2024ByALON HACHMON
A Jordanian national flag is lifted near a tent at the "Island of Peace" in an area known as Naharayim in Hebrew and Baquora in Arabic, on the Jordanian side of the border with Israel, as seen from the Israeli side November 10, 2019

Israel expands Jordan Valley footprint as Blinken visits Israel

The classification of the additional state land was authorized by Smotrich, through his role in the Defense Ministry with oversight of the Civil Administration.

MARCH 22, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
THE JORDAN VALLEY

At the peak of bloom: Winter is an excellent time to travel in the Jordan Valley

Due to the situation, this year's "Green Cradle" events will take place in the Jordan Valley in a special format.

JANUARY 31, 2024ByMEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV

Israel sees one of deadliest terrorism years since Second Intifada

The recent terrorist attack near Hebron saw 2023 surpass 2022 as one of the deadliest years since the Second Intifada, with 34 victims of terrorism.

AUGUST 21, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN, SAM HALPERN
Flowers and memorial candles are seen on a bench in Tel Aviv in memory of city inspector Chen Amir, who was killed the previous night in a terrorist attack, on August 6, 2023.

Israeli injured in Jordan Valley shooting, IDF searching for terrorist

One woman was mildly wounded by shrapnel.

AUGUST 2, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The scene of a drive by shooting in Jordan Valley, August 2, 2023.

Israeli father found dead after family goes missing while hiking

The father seemingly suffered from dehydration after separating from the rest of the family during the hike.

AUGUST 2, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Nahal Yetev.

IDF reveals it thwarted special smuggling threat in Jordan Valley

Security forces will continue to combat the phenomena of smuggling across borders.

JULY 30, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Israeli security forces are seen foiling drug smuggling.

Jordan Valley sovereignty will effectively mitigate terrorism - opinion

Applying sovereignty over the Jordan Valley would be a strategic move to defeat Palestinian rejectionism and mitigate increasing terrorism.

JUNE 29, 2023BySHLOMO NE'EMAN
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu is flanked by the writer (left) and Jordan Valley Regional Council head David Elhayani, in 2019.

My Word: Affronts and full-frontal assaults

“When so many brothers and sisters are being murdered, we must learn again how to be brothers and sisters.”

APRIL 13, 2023ByLIAT COLLINS
RELATIVES AND friends gather outside the Dee family home in Efrat ahead of the funerals of Maia and Rina. The placard reads: ‘One people with one heart.’