Electricity Restored to Northern Samaria Settlement, Completing Evacuated Communities' Reconnection

The settlement of Ganim in northern Samaria officially had its electricity supply restored in a ceremony attended by Head of the Samaria Regional Council Yossi Dagan, representatives from the Israel Electric Corporation, and the settlement's committee. This event marks the completion of the reconnection of all four settlements evacuated in 2005, Homesh, Sa-Nur, Kadim, and now Ganim, to national infrastructure.

The reconnection is part of the "Connection Plan" led by the Samaria Council in cooperation with the Amana movement and government ministries. This initiative has seen 11 settlements established in northern Samaria within eight months. Yossi Dagan recited the "Shehecheyanu" blessing and stated, "21 years after the expulsion, in place of four evacuated settlements, 11 have already been established as part of the Connection Plan. We are bringing back the light of settlement, the light of Torah, and the light of homes. This is the greatest Zionist and security rectification." Minister of Energy and Infrastructure Eli Cohen praised the reconnection, declaring, "We are rectifying the disengagement, erasing the Green Line, and continuing to advance sovereignty in practice! Connecting the northern Samaria settlements to electricity infrastructure is an important step in deepening our hold on the lands of our ancestors." Israel Electric Corporation CEO Meir Spiegler noted that the company is acting on government decisions to deploy necessary infrastructure for settlement, aiming to ensure regular supply even before full occupancy of homes and public institutions.