Civilian Defense Teams Re-established in Northern Samaria After 21 Years
Civilian defense teams are being re-established and trained in northern Samaria communities, 21 years after their evacuation. The IDF is providing training and equipment, with support from the Samaria Regional Council and American Jewish donors. The initiative aims to bolster local security in resettled areas, with teams in Sha-Nur and Har Bracha already active and undergoing drills.
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- Civilian defense teams are being re-established in northern Samaria communities after a 21-year absence.
- The IDF has begun training volunteer residents for defense duties in these resettled areas.
- Yossi Dagan, Head of the Samaria Regional Council, is participating in the Sha-Nur defense team training.
- The IDF supplies weapons and combat equipment, with additional support from American Jewish donors.
- Defense teams are being formed in communities like Sha-Nur and Har Bracha to enhance local security.
Civilian defense teams are being re-established in the resettled communities of northern Samaria, with the IDF beginning training for volunteer residents to protect these localities. The first training session took place in the community of Sha-Nur, involving a two-day intensive course with live fire and operational drills. Similar training is planned for other communities in the region.
Among the participants in Sha-Nur's defense team is Yossi Dagan, Head of the Samaria Regional Council, who returned to live in the community 21 years after its evacuation. Other residents who lived in Sha-Nur before the disengagement and have since returned also joined the team, including Akiva Smotrich, Ze'ev Wasserman, and David Padida. Yehoshua Levnon, chairman of the Sha-Nur settlement committee and a reservist combat soldier, also joined.
Many volunteers in these teams are reservist combat soldiers and officers undergoing specialized training for local defense. The IDF is supplying combat equipment and weapons, while the Samaria Regional Council is seeking additional equipment through donations from Jewish communities in the United States, with support from organizations like the One Israel Fund.
Dagan stated that the return to northern Samaria is accompanied by determined security efforts and the construction of a "iron wall of defense," emphasizing that the defense teams are comprised of "pioneer residents" on the front lines with IDF soldiers. He thanked the IDF and American donors for their support.
In the Har Bracha settlement, a defense team composed of residents who recently settled there is also active. Avi Kashi, chairman of the settlement committee, explained that the team, operating under the local security officer Binyamin Klein and in cooperation with the Samaria Brigade and the council's security department, conducts patrols to deter hostile activity.
All defense teams in the resettled northern Samaria communities are expected to complete their initial training soon as part of establishing a local defense system in cooperation with the IDF.
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