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Security forces seize guns, swords from women's clothing store in Hebron • Apr. 22, 2025, 11:22 PM ET (Jerusalem Post)

Ben-Gvir visits Hebron amid increased security deployment at holy site • Apr. 16, 2025, 4:38 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)

Houthi missile triggers sirens from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem • Apr. 13, 2025, 10:16 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)

IDF gives short detentions, warnings to soldiers involved in ransacking certain Hebron area sites • Mar. 31, 2025, 10:12 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)

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