Efrat settlement

Israel 'will return to the whole of Gaza,' should 'erase' Oslo Accords, Smotrich says

“Gush Katif is small,” Smotrich told Pulse of Israel podcast host Avi Abelow. “We will return to the whole of Gaza in a big way.”

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, July 1, 2026.
View of the Jewish settlement of Efrat, Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, July 31, 2025.

Jewish rioter lightly wounded in ramming by Palestinian at Efrat Junction

US passport, illustrative

US will offer passport services in West Bank for first time

IDF soldiers operating at the scene of the terror attack in Binyamin, August 21, 2025.

Masked men infiltrate West Bank settlement: 'Two years after Oct. 7 and security still fails' - KAN


Efrat to shutter schools, student transport after mutation outbreak

It is unclear as of yet what the origin of the strain is or what its implications are.

View of the Jewish settlement of Efrat and the surrounding fields, in Gush Etzion, West Bank, on December 1, 2020.

14-year-old girl from Efrat makes taekwondo history

Emunah Samuels has worked her way up to European taekwondo championships, with her sights set on the 2028 Olympics.

Samuels on the floor competition for taekwondo, December 13, 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.

Israeli high school principal returns to IDF to help amid COVID-19

Many Israeli civilians, especially in the Homefront Command, are being called to return to reserve duty.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi visits Bnei Brak

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

Peace Now petitions court to halt Efrat E2 settler building project

Palestinians hold that the portions of the land are private Palestinian property and should never have been allocated as state land.

THE WEST BANK town of Efrat, with Bethlehem in the background.

Rabbi Riskin in quarantine, encourages strictures to prevent infection

Riskin recommended that there be more small prayer services in order to avoid large gatherings of any type.

Efrat Chief Rabbi Shlomo Riskin in his office

Manhunt underway for terrorist who stabbed Jewish teen to death

The body of 19 year-old Dvir Sorek was found outside the gate of the settlement of Migdal Oz where he was studying

The site where the body of the slain Yeshiva student was found in Efrat

Father of murdered teen: Dvir had a light in his eyes

While many details about the victim are still under gag order, his friends describe a sensitive, caring young man who was slain bearing gifts for his teachers.

Dvir Sorek

When dialogue is futile

Line was crossed when visitor said rape, murder of Ori Ansbacher was a lie.

Israeli pedestrians stand on a roadside near the West Bank Jewish settlement of Efrat