Jericho

Authorities rescue Israeli shoppers, seize illegal monkey from residence in Jericho, West Bank

Israeli citizens are strictly prohibited from entering Area A; police emphasized in their statement following the event that entering Area A is "extremely dangerous and can be life-threatening."

|ByMAYA ZANGER-SHAMIR
(Left) Israeli woman is seen in Jericho, in Area A, before being escorted back to sovreign Israel by security forces on August 18. (Right) A monkey is seen in a Jericho home before being rescued by Israeli security forces on August 17.
The IDF conducts large-scale anti-illegal immigration operations in the West Bank on July 26, 2026.

Jericho man preaching 'destruction to Zionists', support for Hamas arrested in nightime raid

The suspect is alleged to have operated a number of social media accounts through which he would publish incitement against Israel and the IDF, alongside praise and support for Hamas.

|ByJONAH DAVIDOV
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
A shepherd leads a herd of goats near the Palestinian village of al-Auja in the Jordan Valley, West Bank, January 11, 2026.

High Court asked to enforce return order in Ras Ein al-Auja case after state misses deadline

Petitioners urge the High Court to enforce its ruling in the Ras Ein al-Auja case after the state missed a deadline to report on measures enabling residents’s return.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN

10 Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli forces near Jericho - report

Aqabat Jaber has been the scene of repeated clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians.

MAY 25, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF soldiers operate in the West Bank. May 22, 2023

Palestinian teen killed in IDF West Bank raid - Palestinian sources

The IDF operated in the Aqabat Jabr refugee camp, adjacent to Jericho, to apprehend Palestinians suspected in involvement in attacks against Israelis.

APRIL 10, 2023ByREUTERS
An Israeli border police officer aims his weapon as another prepares to fire tear gas canisters towards Palestinian demonstrators protesting against Israeli settlements near Nablus in the West Bank, April 10, 2023.

'He was the ultimate friend': American-Israeli Elan Ganeles laid to rest

"I searched for the right words and could not find them. I do not know what you say to parents and brothers who lost the most precious thing," Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu said, eulogized Elan.

MARCH 1, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
People hold placards as they mourn Elan Ganeles, a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen killed in a shooting attack while he was driving near the West Bank city of Jericho by a suspected Palestinian gunman, during his funeral, outside the cemetery, in Raanana, Israel, March 1, 2023

WATCH: IDF nab suspects who murdered American-Israeli Elan Ganeles

The security forces entered Aqabat Jabr refugee camp in the Jordan Valley earlier on Wednesday afternoon.

MARCH 1, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli soldiers patrol near Beit HaArava, an Israeli settlement and kibbutz in the West Bank, located near the Dead Sea and Jericho at the eponymous Beit HaArava Junction

Elan Ganeles, American Jewish victim of terror, remembered by friends

Ganeles was killed in a shooting attack on Monday near the West Bank city of Jericho while on a short trip to Israel for a friend's wedding.

FEBRUARY 28, 2023ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA, BEN SALES/JTA
Elan Ganeles, the American Jewish victim of a terrorist shooting attack near the Beit HaArava Junction on Highway 90 in the Jordan Valley, February 27, 2023

Elan Ganeles identified as US citizen murdered in terror attack near Jericho

The IDF confirmed that two interconnected terror attacks were carried out near the Beit HaAravah Junction late Monday.

FEBRUARY 27, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Israeli security forces guard at the scene of a shooting attack in Bet Ha'Arava Junction, in the Jordan Valley, February 27, 2023

Is Jericho the next Palestinian terror hub after Jenin, Nablus?

Palestinian sources said gunmen operate under the name of a group called Aqbat Jaber Camp Battalion, the first of its kind in the Jericho area.

FEBRUARY 6, 2023ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
IDF soldiers besiege the homes of Palestinian terror suspects near Jericho, in the West Bank, on February 4, 2023

At least 5 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid near Jericho against Hamas terror cell

The aim of the raid was to break up a Hamas terrorist cell in the West Bank refugee camp of Aqabat Jaber, Jericho.

FEBRUARY 6, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Bullet holes are pictured on a door at the scene where Israeli forces clashed with Palestinian gunmen during a raid near the city of Jericho on February 6, 2023.

IDF arrests senior Islamic Jihad officials near Jenin - report

The Aqabat Jaber battalion announced three "Days of Rage" in response to what they called a nine-day "siege" on Jericho by Israeli forces.

FEBRUARY 5, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
IDF soldiers besiege the homes of Palestinian terror suspects near Jericho, in the West Bank, on February 4, 2023