Gush etzion

Hilltop Youth filmed waving weapons, singing anti-Zionist song at West Bank wedding - report

The activists were seen dancing to a song associated with Neturei Karta, an anti-Zionist and ultra-Orthodox Jewish group.

AN ISRAELI settler (R) and a Palestinian farmer are seen arguing during olive harvesting in Silwad, near Ramallah, on October 29, 2025.
Solomon’s Pools.

Hikers return to Bar Kokhba site for the first time since Oct. 7

Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, and crew pose during a photocall for the documentary "Naza" in Competition, at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, September 10, 2026.

My Word: Sanctions and silver screen slanders - opinion

 A construction site of a new residential neighborhood at the mixed religious-secular Jewish settlement in the West Bank Kfar Adumim, March 9, 2023.

Jewish settlement is a strategic necessity across the West Bank - opinion


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.

Car ramming attack wounds several at Gush Etzion Junction in West Bank, south of Jerusalem

The soldier who killed the terrorist also provided emergency medical treatment to one of the wounded, saving their life, a spokesperson from the Gush Etzion Regional Council said.

Photo from the scene of the attack in Gush Etzion.

Israel’s new pioneers: The farmers safeguarding the West Bank - opinion

Young Israeli families on remote farms are quietly reshaping security and land realities in Judea and Samaria.

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.

'Not just history': Belongings of Gush Etzion heroes to be publicly displayed for first time

The traveling exhibit is part of a new educational initiative led by the Gush Etzion Regional Council to deepen the study of the area's history in schools.

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.

IDF finds, dismantles explosives hidden in West Bank school

The IDF says that after interrogation, the suspects revealed the location of an explosives cache to be in a school in Beit Ummar, a town just kilometers north of Karmei Tzur.

IDF soldiers operating in the West Bank, April 12, 2026.

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 West Bank home of terrorist who killed Israeli in Gush Etzion

Abed, together with another terrorist, carried out the shooting attack at the Gush Etzion Junction in the Etzion Brigade area, in which Shalev Zabuloni was murdered.

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

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

Smotrich thanked Trump for his support for Israel and efforts to assist in returning hostages, but said the US president’s Gaza plan should be canceled.

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

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

The Commander of the Israeli Air Force, Maj.-Gen. Tomer Bar has ordered the establishment of a military investigation committee to investigate the incident.

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

IDF: Staying in West Bank refugee camps will quell lone-wolf terror

To date, the IDF and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) have succeeded in catching and stopping such efforts, but some of the rocket building efforts have progressed to later stages.

Israel security forces apprehend five terrorists planning an  imminent terror attack in the Barta'a area near Jenin, November 30, 2025.