West Bank's Key Route 465 Set for Major Expansion to Strengthen Settlements
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First reported by Arutz Sheva · Jul 16, 2026
What happened
The planning council in Judea and Samaria has approved doubling the width of Route 465, a key West Bank road, to strengthen Israeli settlements. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Binyamin Council head Israel Gantz praised the move as a strategic development against Palestinian statehood aspirations. The expanded road will connect central Israel to the Jordan Valley, improving travel to Jerusalem.
- 01Route 465 in the West Bank will be doubled in size after years of planning approval.
- 02The road connects Route 444 near Elad to Route 60 near Ofra, passing key settlements.
- 03Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called the expansion a major breakthrough for settlers.
- 04Binyamin Council head Israel Gantz said the project counters Palestinian Authority ambitions.
- 05The expanded road will become a highway linking central Israel to the Jordan Valley and Jerusalem.
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