In honor of Parshas Chayei Sarah and in line with the annual minhag, a record attendance estimated at 35,000 guests spent this past Shabbos at�Mearas Hamachpelah in Hebron, with the Hebron Jewish community.

IDF soldiers from the Yehuda Brigade along with border police, Israel Police, and the ISA (Shin Bet) provided security and B�chasdei Hashem, the Shabbos passed without unwanted incidents.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu tweeted, �Hebron is a tangible expression of the ability of the eternal people not to be afraid of a long road�.

The attached video shows scenes at the Machpelah on Friday and on Motzie Shabbos (starts at 4:25)

Video credit: Dovid Cohen

(YWN Israel Desk� – Jerusalem)