Terror Victim Establishes New Settlement Near Attack Site

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Dvir Shenar, who was severely injured in a 2017 terror attack that killed his sister near Ein Dani spring in western Benjamin, has established a home in the new settlement of Neot Harim. The settlement, founded seven years after the attack, aims to build a community on the site. Dvir's father had requested the establishment of a settlement in the area from Prime Minister Netanyahu shortly after the attack.

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Dvir Shenar, injured in a 2017 terror attack, established a home in the new settlement of Neot Harim.
The settlement of Neot Harim was founded seven years after the attack that killed Dvir's sister.
Dvir's father requested the establishment of a settlement in the area from Prime Minister Netanyahu after the attack.
Neot Harim was established in western Benjamin with 14 pioneering families.
Dvir's wife is an officer in the IDF.
The attack occurred near the Ein Dani spring in western Benjamin.

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Seven years after a deadly terror attack, Dvir Shenar has returned to the site in western Benjamin where his sister was murdered and he was severely injured, to establish his home. The attack occurred near the Ein Dani spring when terrorists detonated an explosive device targeting his family. His 17-year-old sister was killed, and his father sustained minor injuries.

Dvir, now married and working for Bnei Akiva, explained that he and his wife, an IDF officer, sought to join the establishment of a new community. Upon hearing about a planned settlement near Talmonim, they felt it was the right place for them. "We still can't believe that a moment ago our view was buildings in southern Tel Aviv, and now look what an amazing view we have here," he said, expressing a desire to connect with new settlement efforts in Judea and Samaria.

For Dvir, the choice to settle in this specific area is deeply personal. Following the attack, he underwent a lengthy rehabilitation process and struggled for years to even approach the roads leading to the spring. While his family continued to visit the site, Dvir found the return emotionally challenging.

He shared that his family's continued visits to the spring after the attack, even bringing many people to pray there a week later, sent a message. Shin Bet investigators reportedly showed the terrorists a photo of these worshippers, which negatively impacted them. "On a personal level, we have a blood connection to the place," Dvir stated, emphasizing that returning not out of pain, but to build a home and family, is profoundly meaningful.

The new settlement, named "Neot Harim," was established this week between Naveh Tzuf and Nachliel with 14 pioneering families. Dvir and his father, Rabbi Eitan Shenar, participated in the inauguration ceremony. Rabbi Shenar recalled that during the condolence visits after the attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Head of the Benjamin Regional Council Yisrael Gantz visited, and he requested the establishment of a new settlement in the area as a response to the terror. Seven years later, this request has materialized with Dvir becoming one of the first residents.