Amid sanctions: First structures placed in new settlement in Binyamin

A day after Britain and France imposed sanctions on settlements, the first structures were placed in the new settlement of Metzukei Eretz in eastern Binyamin. Head of the Binyamin Regional Council and Chairman of the Yesha Council Israel Gantz said that placing the structures is the response to international pressure, and that "the British mandate ended long ago." The settlement was approved in advance as a new settlement, unlike points that began illegally.

A day after Britain and France escalated international measures against settlements and imposed sanctions, the first structures were placed in the new settlement of Metzukei Eretz in eastern Binyamin. The settlement is located along the Allon Road, between Rimonim and Alon, and was approved in advance as a new settlement — unlike many settlement points that began illegally and only after years entered into regularization. The structures are intended for the first families' housing, and simultaneously work is progressing to connect water and electricity infrastructure and to build the first public building. Head of the Binyamin Regional Council and Chairman of the Yesha Council Israel Gantz said, "Our response to the sanctions and boycotts is here, on the ground," and added, "The British mandate ended long ago, and boycotts from London will not determine the future of Judea and Samaria." The establishment of the settlement is part of a wave of new settlements promoted in Judea and Samaria in recent years. The article presents the placement of the structures as a direct response to international pressure, using a settlement-nationalist narrative.