IDF is investigating after troops kill Palestinian who converted to Judaism to honor his grandfather, who rescued Jews Ben Avraham, born Samaah Zeitoun, for years sought to convert to honor his grandfather, Iyad al Zeitoun, who is believed to have rescued 25 Jews, including whole families, during the deadly 1929 Hebron riots.
Palestinian man attempts to stab soldiers near West Bank city of Ariel Also on Sunday, a Palestinian teen attempted to smuggle a knife into the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron.
Dutch government threatens to fine store selling wine from Hebron labeled as made in Israel The Israel Products Center said it would not comply with a directive from government agents who warned that it was violating labeling requirements.