New settlement outposts opening in Hebron Hills in response to Yehuda Junction attack

The Mount Hebron Regional Council announced eight new outposts in the Hebron Hills following the killing of two IDF soldiers at Yehuda Junction on Friday. The council launched a fundraising campaign; the Mount Hebron Foundation raised over NIS 158,000 of its NIS 500,000 goal by Sunday.

The Mount Hebron Regional Council announced on Sunday the establishment of eight new outposts in the Hebron Hills in response to Friday's shooting attack at Yehuda Junction, which killed two IDF soldiers. St.-Sgt. Ron Yonatan Roytman, 23, and Sgt. Yuval Shai Svilem, 20, were killed when two terrorists opened fire with an M4 machine gun and a pistol. IDF sources said the attackers originally intended to carry out a larger attack on Route 35 but were stopped at a checkpoint. The council stated it was acting out of grief and choosing to continue settlement growth by establishing eight new points, and it launched a fundraising campaign for security. By Sunday, the Mount Hebron Foundation had raised over NIS 158,000 of its NIS 500,000 goal, describing the move as a Zionist, moral, and Jewish response to turn loss into momentum. The article does not include government or Palestinian perspectives.