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Hundreds Establish New Settlement Facing Gaza
Over 700 people, including dozens of families with children, established a new outpost named Halutzei Aza near the Gaza Strip border overnight on Friday, October 16, 2026. Located directly opposite Gaza City, the initiative was organized by the Nachala movement to promote the renewal of Jewish communities in the Gaza Strip.
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What happened
- 01Over 700 people established a new outpost named Halutzei Aza near the Gaza Strip border opposite Gaza City overnight on Friday, October 16, 2026.
- 02The Nachala movement organized the initiative to advocate for the renewal of Jewish communities and presence in the Gaza Strip.
- 03Participants, including Knesset members, rabbis, and bereaved families, erected basic structures and infrastructure at the border site.
- 04Organizers urged the government to immediately relocate the outpost into the northern Gaza Strip buffer zone.
- 05The Nachala movement demanded that the next government officially support establishing Jewish communities in Gaza and revoke the Disengagement Law.
The participants, who included bereaved families, IDF veterans, rabbis, Knesset members, and public figures, erected structures and set up basic infrastructure at the site. The organizers stated that holding land and establishing Jewish communities is the only way to instill a clear consciousness of defeat in the enemy and properly memorialize those who fell in the war.
Following the establishment of the outpost, the Nachala movement petitioned the government, demanding the immediate relocation of the site from its current position near the border into the northern Gaza Strip buffer zone. The movement described the area as an integral part of the Land of Israel and urged the government to stand firm against external pressures.
Additionally, the organizers outlined their demands for the next government's platform. These include making the establishment of Jewish communities in the Gaza region official policy, fully revoking the Disengagement Law, and encouraging emigration from the territory.
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