Yossi Dagan, head of Samaria Regional Council, said the goal is to 'see the Israeli flag flying over Joseph’s Tomb.'

Israeli ministers, including Bezalel Smotrich and Zvi Succot, visited Joseph's Tomb for daytime prayers and called for a permanent Jewish presence in the area.

After a 25-year hiatus, Jews were once again seen holding morning prayers at the revered Joseph’s Tomb in Shechem, joined by Israeli politicians, regional leaders, and an IDF guard.

Under the updated guidelines, pilgrims will be allowed to stay at the tomb compound until 8 a.m., enabling them to hold the traditional morning prayer service at the site.

'It has been 25 years since Joseph’s Tomb was abandoned. It is time to bring Joseph out of the pit and restore this holy place.'

Former Hamas hostage Agam Berger visited Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus, where she prayed for the safe return of those still held captive in Gaza.

One visitor said, 'It was pleasant and the people were singing--it didn't feel tense at all. I sense the IDF really had the situation under control.'

The shots were fired as Israeli selected officials prepared to leave the holy site. Soldiers returned fire and no Israelis were injured.

No soldiers or worshippers were injured.

The Lions' Den is a loosely organized secular terror group based in Samaria which Ramallah can't rein in and Hamas is trying to co-opt.

Hundreds of Jews were visiting the holy site for the first time in nearly two months.

In a video of the attack, gunshots can be heard as worshippers tried to take cover in the courtyard of the tomb.

Hundreds of Arabs threw stones and Molotov cocktails and shot at Israelis forces.

Does a society that maintains a near-maniacal intolerance for other religions or cultures deserve statehood?

Why does Joseph’s Tomb continue to attract Jewish pilgrims despite the dangers?

Arab terrorists shot at the forces securing the visit. There were no Israeli casualties.

Unless news outlets change this 'status quo,' Palestinians are liable to continue such ISIS-like behavior with impunity.

The Palestinian Authority cannot be relied on to protect Joseph's Tomb in Nablus.

'Once again the barbarians from the Palestinian Authority are showing their true face: ISIS,' head of the Samaria Regional Council Yossi Dagan said.

PA giving 24-hour protection to the holy site following two attempted attacks in the past week.

'And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel had brought up out of Egypt, they buried in Shechem, in the parcel of ground which Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem'

For the first time in 20 years, a Brit Milah took place at the ancient burial site in the biblical city of Shechem.

More than 2,500 Israelis prayed at Joseph’s Tomb this week, located in Samaria. Jews are now harassed and attacked when they visit.

Israeli forces neutralized the threat in time for hundreds of Israeli civilians to perform their pilgrimage to the tomb of the biblical Joseph.

Religious pilgrims and Israeli citizens alike descended upon holy sites throughout the Jewish state during the annual Passover celebration.

Israel advocate Ezri Tubi takes viewers on a tour of the Jewish state like you've never experienced before.

Just two weeks after Joseph's Tomb was set ablaze by Palestinian protesters, Jewish workers spent an entire night repairing the damage and restoring the holy site.

Palestinian rioters on Friday set fire to Joseph's Tomb in Shechem (Nablus), a site holy to Judaism, damaging it heavily.

A Palestinian mob armed with Molotov cocktails burned down parts of Joseph’s Tomb overnight, less than a month after rioters attacked Jews praying at the site.

Israeli security forces thwarted a plot by Palestinian terrorists to attack Jewish worshipers at the burial site of the biblical Joseph situated in Judea and Samaria.

Israelis who came to celebrate Chanukah in Shechem were upset by Arab vandalism, but they chose to celebrate rather than giving terrorists a victory.