Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityThis is the first instance of an expropriation of a Waqf-owned holy site by the Civil Administration. Whether the Waqf will continue to run the site remains unclearShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeNir Hasson02:30 PM • May 26 2026 IDTThe IDF-appointed body that administers civilian affairs in the West Bank has issued an expropriation order for the tomb of Samuel the Prophet (Nabi Samuel) north of Jerusalem, marking the first time that it has employed such a procedure for a religious site controlled by the Muslim Waqf.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:AnnexationWest BankBezalel SmotrichCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran StrikesGazaLebanonIsrael ElectionsAbraham AccordsMaureen GalindoHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNetanyahu Confidant Set to Be Charged in Bibileaks Investigation AffairPortraits of a Surveillance State: Turning Moments of Arrests by Israel Into ArtDressed to Oppress: Purple and Other Colors That Ruled and Divided Ancient RomeIsraeli Startups Mobilize Against Explosive Drones at Tel Aviv HackathonFIFA Confirms Iran's World Cup Base Camp Moved to TijuanaRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIFreed Gaza Flotilla Activists Report Sexual Abuse, Rape in Israeli CustodyBen-Gvir Posts Video of Police Dragging Detained Gaza Flotilla ActivistsThe Most Consequential Republican Primary for Israel Is Happening in Kentucky'It Was Okay to Be Crazy': IDF Soldiers Discuss Moral Decay in LebanonWill Trump Forgive Netanyahu Over Iran? The Emerging Deal Suggests NotOn Israel, Gaza and Palestine, Bigmouth Tucker Carlson Spoke Nothing but Truth