IDF Establishes Reserve Security Teams in New Samaria Settlements
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
The IDF is establishing new reserve security teams in recently founded settlements in northern Samaria, with residents undergoing combat and operational training. The first training session was held in Sa-Nur, with prominent figures including the Head of the Shomron Regional Council participating. Weapons and equipment are being provided by the IDF and supplemented by donations from abroad. The initiative aims to bolster the security of these settlements and support their continued growth.
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- IDF establishes new reserve security teams in northern Samaria settlements.
- Residents, many combat reservists, undergo two-day training including live fire.
- Sa-Nur settlement hosts the first training session with returning residents.
- IDF provides weapons and equipment, with additional funding from donors.
- The initiative aims to strengthen security and support settlement growth.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is establishing new reserve security teams in the recently founded settlements of northern Samaria. These teams will be comprised of residents, many of whom are combat reservists and officers. The volunteers have begun a concentrated two-day initial training, which includes live fire exercises and operational drills. All settlements in the area are scheduled to undergo this training in the near future. The first training session took place in the settlement of Sa-Nur.
Among the members of the Sa-Nur security team is Yossi Dagan, Head of the Shomron Regional Council, who returned to the settlement 21 years after its evacuation. He is joined by fellow residents Akiva Smotrich, Ze'ev Vassertail, and David Padida, who lived in Sa-Nur until the 2005 disengagement and have now returned as part of a "reconnection program." Yehoshua Levnon, Chairman of the Sa-Nur Residents' Committee and a combat reservist, is also part of the new security team.
Weapons and combat equipment have been supplied by the IDF, while the Shomron Regional Council has raised funds for supplementary gear. The council has also been active in securing donations from Jewish communities abroad and organizations like the "One Israel Fund," which supports settlement in the region. Dagan stated that the return to northern Samaria is accompanied by determined security efforts and the construction of a defensive "iron wall," emphasizing the role of the resident security teams alongside IDF soldiers.
Yehoshua Levnon added that their return signifies a deepening of their presence in all aspects, including security, and thanked the IDF, the council, and donors for strengthening the settlements. In the settlement of Eival, the reserve security team, composed of residents who settled there months ago, operates under the local security officer, Binyamin Klein. This team conducts patrols around the settlement to deter hostile activity, with support from the Shomron Brigade and the Regional Council's security department.
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