Hebron was the one city excluded from the interim agreement of September 1995 to restore rule over all Palestinian West Bank cities to the Palestinian Authority . Since The Oslo Agreement , violent episodes have been recurrent in the city . The Cave of the Patriarchs massacre took place on February 25 , 1994 when Baruch Goldstein , an Israeli physician and resident of Kiryat Arba , opened fire on Muslims at prayer in the Ibrahimi Mosque , killing 29 , and wounding 125 before the survivors overcame and killed him . Standing orders for Israeli soldiers on duty in Hebron disallowed them from firing on fellow Jews , even if they were shooting Arabs . This event was condemned by the Israeli Government , and the extreme right-wing Kach party was banned as a result . The Israeli government also tightened restrictions on the movement of Palestinians in H2 , closed their vegetable and meat markets , and banned Palestinian cars on Al-Shuhada Street . The park near the Cave of the Patriarchs for recreation and barbecues is off-limits for Arab Hebronites
Cave of the Patriarchs massacre
Cave of the Patriarchs massacre
Hebron