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developing· Security· Updated

Third New Settlement Established in Samaria in Under a Week

A new Israeli settlement, "Rom Gilboa," was established in northern Samaria on Thursday, marking the third new community in the region within a week and the eleventh in under a year. The settlement, located east of evacuated communities, aims to bolster Israeli presence in a strategically important area.

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Third New Settlement Established in Samaria in Under a Week
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What happened

  1. 01A new Israeli settlement, Rom Gilboa, was established in northern Samaria on Thursday.
  2. 02This is the third new settlement established in the region in less than a week.
  3. 03Rom Gilboa is the eleventh settlement established in Samaria in under a year.
  4. 04The settlement aims to strengthen Israeli control in a strategically important area.
  5. 05The initiative is part of a plan to establish 19 new settlements in northern Samaria.
  6. 06Ministers Yisrael Katz and Bezalel Smotrich are leading the settlement expansion efforts.

This expansion is part of a plan to establish 19 new settlements, replacing those evacuated during the 2005 disengagement. The initiative is supported by government ministers and local leadership, with residents expressing enthusiasm for the project.

Translated and summarized by baba from Behadrei Haredim, the latest report. Read Behadrei Haredim’s original

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