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

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

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

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

Ohr Torah Stone’s Neveh Shmuel Yeshiva High School dedicated the “Hall of Heroes,” a permanent memorial honoring 25 alumni of the yeshiva who fell in Israel’s wars and terror attacks over the past decades, including 11 who fell in the past two years.

This high school’s library is now a memorial to 25 fallen alumni in Efrat


Joshua Hasten: The Indianapolis-born journalist, podcaster living in Israel

A freelance journalist and public relations consultant, he specializes in PR for nonprofits. Until recently, he served as the international spokesperson for the Yesha Council and Gush Etzion.  

 Joshua Hasten

New settlement Nahal Heletz approved, connecting Gush Etzion to Jerusalem

COGAT has approved the blue line for Nahal Heletz, paving the way for the establishment of a new settlement in Gush Etzion.

 A construction site for new housing in the Jewish settlement of Shiloh, in the West Bank, on June 21, 2023.

IDF investigating if overnight attacks in Gush Etzion were carried out by foreign parties

Security forces are investigating the possibility of a third vehicle. 

Forces at the scene of a gas station car bomb explosion in Gush Etzion.

Three Israelis wounded in two terror attacks in Gush Etzion, West Bank

The IDF is investigating if these two separate nearby attacks are linked, and are looking for other possible suspects in the area. 

 Security forces attend to the scene of car bombing attacks in Gush Etzion, West Bank, August 31 2024.

Terrorist shoots two security officers at Gush Etzion junction

The terrorist who carried out the attack has been apprehended.

 Gush Etzion Junction.

 5 more years elections: New Israeli settlement awaits families

On a pivotal Election Day, Israel unveils plans for 'Mishmar Yehuda', a settlement meant to expand Gush Etzion near Kidar, reinforcing the region's Jewish presence.

 Gush Etzion Junction.

The situation in the West Bank: Joining an IDF raid to find out

BEHIND THE LINES: Events in the West Bank receive little coverage in Israeli and international media, and it would be a mistake to ignore the simmering tensions in the area south of Jerusalem.

 SOLDIERS IN the Etzion Brigade take part in a raid in the Gush Etzion village of Seir al Shuyukh.

Honoring IDF's fallen soldiers through wine - comment

Tributes to our fallen soldiers and heroes through wine making and wine partaking can be a form of sharing sympathy and expressing community solidarity and can propel us to great national heights.

PURIM IS the time for a party, with good-value wine. The Selected brand of Carmel Winery is nearly 50 years old.

IDF soldier murdered in Jerusalem tunnel terror attack, five wounded

Hamas later claimed responsibility for the attack • Israel Police prevented a mass slaughter in Jerusalem

 Police and security personnel at the scene of a shooting attack at a checkpoint near Jerusalem, November 16, 2023

'I envy the angels:' Hebron terror attack victim Batsheva Nigri laid to rest

Batsheva Nigri was murdered in a terror attack on Monday morning when a terrorist shot at the car she was riding in.

 Family and friends attend the funeral of Batsheva Nigri who was murdered in a terrorist shooting attack near Hebron earlier today at the Gush Etzion Regional Cemetery in Kfar Etzion on August 21, 2023