Tag: Nablus
Israeli soldier seriously wounded in Samaria stabbing
An Israeli soldier, 21, was seriously wounded in a terrorist stabbing at the Yitzhar Junction near Nablus in Samaria on Tuesday.
The terrorist was killed, the Israel Defense Forces said. IDF soldiers were searching the...
Palestinian attack on Christian holy site raises concern
A Palestinian mob caused extensive damage to a Christian holy site in Nablus (Shechem) known as Jacob’s Well on Sunday night.
Christian sources said that Palestinians from the Balata refugee camp on the outskirts of...
IDF arrests nine Hamas members at Nablus university
Israeli forces raided An-Najah National University in Nablus (Shechem) in central Samaria overnight Sunday, arresting nine wanted suspects associated with the Hamas student cell who were hiding there.
"Many other suspects" were detained for questioning in the...
IDF destroys home of terrorist who murdered Yaniv brothers
Israeli forces overnight demolished the home of the Palestinian terrorist who murdered Hallel and Yagel Yaniv in Huwara in Samaria on Feb. 26, the Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday.
Hamas member Abdel Fattah Hussein...
Thousands visit Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus; IDF forces come under attack
Thousands of Jewish worshippers took part in the monthly pilgrimage to Joseph’s Tomb in the Palestinian Authority-controlled town of Nablus (Shechem) on Tuesday night, making it the largest delegation to the holy site since...
Israeli ministers call for unity during visit to Joseph’s Tomb
Two members of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government visited Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus late Wednesday night, urging unity among the people of Israel.
Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu and Minister of Culture and Sport Miki...
Israeli military lifts closure on Nablus
The Israel Defense Forces ended its closure of Nablus (Shechem) on Thursday, after nearly 10 full days of relative calm in the city.
“In accordance with a routine situational assessment in Judea and Samaria, it...
Six Lions’ Den members turn themselves in to the Palestinian Authority
Six members of Nablus-based terror group Lions’ Den, including its leader, Mahmoud al-Banna, have turned themselves in to the Palestinian Authority and have been placed in protective custody in Jericho, Israeli media reported on...
Israeli forces raid Lions’ Den bomb lab in Nablus, kill terror group’s leader
Israeli security forces raided a bomb lab in Nablus belonging to the Lions’ Den terror group overnight Monday, killing the group’s leader, Wadi al-Houh, according to the Israel Defense Forces. Palestinian media reported that...
PA security forces rescue Israeli family from Nablus, Jewish tourists from Hebron
Palestinian police extracted three Jewish tourists from Hebron on Wednesday, after their vehicle was stopped and surrounded by a mob, according to Israeli media reports.
The tourists, whose identity has not yet been made public,...