On 9 June 2012 members of a Halhul based music band played at the Hennebont cultural center in an attempt to receive a stance as Twin city with it.
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According to medieval traditions (Jewish, Christian and Muslim), the graves of the biblical prophets Gad and Nathan are in Halhul, as well as a Muslim tradition that Jonah's grave is in this town.
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Chronicler Ali of Herat documented in 1173 CE, that while Halhul was a part of the Kingdom of Jerusalem of the Crusaders, it was a village in which the tomb of Yunis ibn Matta (Jonah son of Amittai) was located.
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But on 6 October the Shabak revealed that the murderers, two residents of Halhul, were found.