Hours after the polls closed: A new settlement established in Judea and Samaria in a special location
Hours after the polls closed in the Israeli elections, a new settlement named "Geva Shomron" was established in northern Samaria, on the site of the former IDF paratrooper training base of Sa-Nur, which was evacuated in 2002. The first caravans were placed and the founding families, graduates of the Ramat Gan yeshiva, began residing there. Head of the Samaria Regional Council Yossi Dagan said this is a "Zionist response" to the evacuation.
Hours after the polls closed in the Israeli elections, a new settlement named "Geva Shomron" was established in northern Samaria, on the site where the IDF paratrooper training base of Sa-Nur once stood, which was evacuated in 2002. The first caravans were placed at the site, and the founding families, graduates of the Ramat Gan yeshiva led by Rabbi Yehoshua Shapira and Rabbi Ben Zion Algazi, began residing in the settlement. An official inauguration ceremony is expected later today with the participation of ministers, Knesset members, and public figures. Head of the Samaria Regional Council Yossi Dagan said: "This is our Zionist response! We are here in northern Samaria on the map, forever!" The establishment of the settlement is part of the "Connection Plan" of the Samaria Regional Council, which includes the establishment of 19 new settlements in the northern Samaria area, replacing the four settlements evacuated in the disengagement. The article presents the move as a settlement momentum, with excited quotes from residents and rabbis, but does not bring opposing voices or political analysis.