Hebron

Hebron, city in the West Bank, near Al-Quds. The Zionist entity  has occupied Hebron since 1967, when it captured the West Bank and other territories in the Six-Day War. Hebron is one of oldest communities in the world. Among the interesting features of Hebron are the narrow, winding streets , the flat-roofed stone houses , the bazaars , and the mosque of al-Haram al-Ebrahimi. The mosque is built on top of the cave that is believed to hold the tombs of Abraham and his family. In the top of this cave is al-Ebrahimi mosque.

Hebron's population is Arab Muslim, although Zionists  have settled in the city since 1967 . A large zionist  settlement called Qiryat Arba lies on the outskirts of Hebron . Hebron has a number of small scale industrial establishments that produce cotton goods , leather , water containers, glass bracelets, rings, lamps, and ceramics.

British troops occupied Hebron in December 1917, during World War I. Hebron was part of the British mandate for Palestine from 1923 until 1948 . In 1949 Jordan controled Hebron and the rest of West Bank . In June 1967 , following the Six-Day War between the Zionist states  and Arab countries, Zionist  troops took control of the West Bank.

In February 1994 an Zionist  settler massacred at least 29 Palestinians in al-Haram al-Ebrahimi mosque.

Population (estimated) 75,000.