Wildfire traps 100 Israeli teens in Judean Desert "Many hikers remain in the stream, and it is difficult to rescue them." JNS Staff April 27, 2025
Israeli demolitions put end to PA-backed illegal construction in Judea nature reserve Two buildings were razed as part of a third wave of demolitions. JNS Staff April 24, 2025
Massive 2,200 year old structure uncovered in Judean Desert "The discoveries are exciting and even emotional," says Israel Antiquities Authority director Eli Escusido. JNS Staff March 25, 2025
‘National Catastrophic’: PA paves over Judean Desert ecosystem Regavim, an Israeli NGO focused on land issues, recently exposed damage in the Judean Desert by Palestinian Authority construction. JNS Staff Jan. 29, 2025
Israel takes down illegal Palestinian structures in Gush Etzion reserve For the first time since Oslo, the Civil Administration enforced the law against illegal construction inside a nature reserve in Judea and Samaria. Dec. 13, 2024
3,800-year-old biblical-scarlet textile found in Judean Desert The color “scarlet worm" is mentioned 25 times in the Bible. July 18, 2024
Rare Psalm inscription uncovered in Judean Desert The Christian epigraph paraphrases part of Psalm 86. Yori Yalon Sept. 28, 2023
Coalition lawmakers tour illegal Palestinian city in Judean Desert "Their ploy here, in this contractual [nature] reserve, is to cut off Gush Etzion from the Dead Sea." Sept. 24, 2023
Rare Roman weapons cache uncovered in Judean Desert Researchers believe the weapons were hidden near Ein Gedi by Judean rebels during the revolt against Rome. Etgar Lefkovits Sept. 6, 2023
