In February 1994 , a Jewish settler from Kiryat Arba killed 29 Muslims in the Cave of the Patriarchs massacre . Subsequently , the Yitzhak Rabin-led Government closed the Palestinian shops and prohibited Palestinian vehicular traffic in the nearby Shuhada Street , to protect the settlers . The army closed down 304 shops and warehouses along Shuhada Street , as well as Palestinian municipal and governmental offices . The central bus station was turned into an army base . The Tomb of the Patriarchs was divided into separate sections for Jewish and Muslim worshippers
Cave of the Patriarchs massacre
Cave of the Patriarchs massacre
Al-Shuhada Street