[5] It was named for Esh Kodesh Gilmore, 25, who was murdered by Palestinian militants while working as a security guard at a branch of the National Insurance Institute in East Jerusalem.

[5] According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated land from the two Palestinian villages of Jalud and Qusra in order to construct the Israeli outposts of Ahiya and Esh Kodesh.

[8] To meet the security challenges of living in an area where their presence generates hostility, residents have, in the past, undergone Mishmeret Yesha self-defense training.

[10] In 2012, the IDF civil administration ordered Strook to vacate the land of Jalud resident Fauzi Ibrahim, which he had illegally occupied since 2010.

[12] Due to the growing tension, residents of Qusra armed with flashlights and sticks began to patrol the perimeter of their village at night to thwart possible incursions by Esh Kodesh settlers.