New West Bank Settlement Inaugurated a Month After Deadly Terror Attack
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS by baba
A new Israeli settlement, "Neot Harim," was inaugurated in the western Benjamin region with 14 families on Wednesday, one month after the murder of Natanel Shicron in a nearby terror attack. The establishment of the settlement, the first in the area in decades, was marked by a ceremony attended by several Israeli ministers and officials. The timing was noted as the 30th day since Shicron's death, with speakers linking the new community to the continuation of life despite the tragedy.
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- A new Israeli settlement, "Neot Harim," was established in the West Bank's Benjamin region.
- The inauguration occurred one month after the murder of Natanel Shicron in a nearby terror attack.
- Fourteen families settled in "Neot Harim" during a ceremony attended by Israeli ministers.
- The new settlement is the first in the area in decades, located between Naveh Tzuf and Nachliel.
- Speakers connected the new settlement's founding to the memory of Natanel Shicron.
A new settlement, "Neot Harim," was established in the western Benjamin region of the West Bank on Wednesday, exactly one month after the fatal terror attack in which Natanel Shicron was murdered near the site. Fourteen families settled in the new community during a festive ceremony attended by Israeli officials, including the Minister of Economy Nir Barkat, Minister of Communications Shlomo Karai, Minister of Agriculture Avi Dichter, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Boaz Bismuth, Chairman of the Constitution Committee Simcha Rothman, and Knesset members Ohad Tal and Yitzhak Kroizer. Also present was Roy Kalman Altman, a US Federal District Court Judge.
"Neot Harim" is located between the settlements of Naveh Tzuf and Nachliel and is the first new settlement established in this area in decades. The inauguration coincided with the 30th day since Shicron's death, a detail that was not planned but was noted by attendees. Speakers connected the joy of the new settlement's establishment with the grief over Shicron's loss, symbolizing the continuation of life and construction in the region.
Yisrael Gantz, Head of the Benjamin Regional Council and Chairman of the Yesha Council, stated at the ceremony, "On the thirtieth day since the murder of Natanel Shicron, as his family gathers by his grave, our hearts are with them in pain and longing. Precisely on this day, not far from the spring where Natanel was murdered, we are inaugurating the new settlement 'Neot Harim' and saying loudly: 'In your blood, you shall live.'"
Natanel Shicron, a father of six from the settlement of Eli, was killed in a shooting attack near the Ein Ri'a spring in the Benjamin region on the eve of Yom Kippur, just hours before the start of the fast. The terrorist opened fire on Shicron's vehicle, which he was traveling in with his eldest son, who was unharmed. An IDF soldier at the scene returned fire, and the terrorist fled, later being apprehended by IDF forces in Ramallah after seeking medical attention for injuries sustained during the attack.
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