'Anyone who messes with us will very quickly understand that he will pay a painful price,' Smotrich said.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said the amount of ammunition discovered in the terrorists' vehicle indicated that they had planned an attack on a significantly larger scale.

Sixty years after Israel returned to Hebron, thousands of Jews filled the Cave of the Patriarchs with joyous Sukkot prayers, waving the four species where their forefathers are buried.

After months of construction, the Cave of the Patriarchs' courtyard ceiling has been completed with new glass fittings, improving sunlight entry and providing better protection against the elements.