In recent years, the city has become mostly haredi, with, according to some activists, 8,000 more haredi voters than non-haredi.

Alarm bells started ringing when a major 2013 survey conducted by the Pew Research Center revealed the extent to which younger American Jews are becoming decreasingly attached to Israel.

The Al Jazeera report also said Iran neutralized a new version of the Stuxnet virus, a computer virus reportedly created by the United States and Israel.

Human Rights Watch charges both Palestinian Authority and Hamas of harassing journalists in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

The result constitutes a veritable revolution in the city whose population has become majority haredi in recent years.

“We will continue to strengthen the Hebron community with deeds,” Liberman said.

Hamas leaders have informed the Egyptians that any cease-fire agreement with Israel should be taken by all Palestinian factions, and not only Hamas.