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Minister Announces $3 Million for Restoration of Herod’s Pools at Fasayil
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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · Jun 22, 2026
What happened
Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu announced 3 million shekels for restoring Herod’s Pools in Fasayil during a Friday site visit with MK Zvi Sukkot. The visit followed a youth volunteer cleanup effort and came amid a wider government push to expand heritage projects in Judea and Samaria.
- 01Eliyahu announced 3 million shekels for restoring Herod’s Pools in Fasayil.
- 02Local teens had independently cleaned and repaired the historic site in recent weeks.
- 03MK Zvi Sukkot and archaeology official Bnei Har Even joined the Friday tour.
- 04Eliyahu tied the project to a broader heritage investment effort worth about 250 million shekels.
- 05The ministry is boosting youth heritage activities under the “Derech Eretz Heritage” plan.
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