In an unprecedented move, a significant change was decided in the status quo of the Tomb of the Patriarchs, while taking powers from the Palestinian Hebron Municipality and transferring them by the Civil Administration to the Kiryat Arba Hebron Religious Council - in order to promote structural changes in the complex, Israel Hayom has learned.

This is the first time that massive changes will be made to the Cave of the Patriarchs since the Shamgar Committee's decisions in 1994.

Palestinian and Arab media are having a meltdown over losing control over the second most important Jewish site that Muslims had taken over.