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Young Family Leads New Settlement Establishment in Northern West Bank's Emek Dotan

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First reported by Srugim · Aug 9, 2026

What happened

Yinon and Talor Mena, with their newborn daughter, joined 21 other families to establish the new Emek Dotan settlement in northern Samaria. This move is part of a regional plan to expand Jewish presence and security in the area, with local leaders framing it as a historic and national milestone.

01Yinon and Talor Mena moved with their newborn to the new Emek Dotan settlement in northern Samaria.
02They are among 22 families establishing the settlement under the Samaria Regional Council's plan.
03Yinon is a former Kfir Brigade soldier and Ba'alei Yeshiva graduate, motivated by Zionist values.
04The settlement is part of the 'Hitchabrut Plan' aiming to bring one million Jews to Samaria.
05Samaria Council head Yossi Dagan called the move a correction of a historical injustice.
06The plan envisions 19 new settlements replacing four uprooted ones in northern Samaria.

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