The security cabinet approved a NIS 1.3 billion budget approximately one month ago to establish and develop a series of new settlements in Judea and Samaria, according to a report from Amit Segal (N12). The proposal was submitted by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and settler leader Orit Strock.
A report from Amit Segal (N12) on Tuesday revealed that Israel's security cabinet secretly approved a NIS 1.3 billion budget approximately one month ago for the establishment and development of a long series of new settlements in Judea and Samaria.
The proposal was submitted by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Minister of Settlements Orit Strock. The decision was made in the security cabinet, whose deliberations can remain classified, bypassing the full cabinet where approval would be public.
As The Zioneer has previously reported (June 11, 2026), the government initially planned to bring the multi-billion shekel settlement budget to the full cabinet but shelved that plan over transparency and diplomatic pressure concerns, instead referring it to the security cabinet for confidential approval. The budget series includes linked infrastructure and road plans valued at over NIS 1 billion, also approved in the security cabinet on July 10, 2026.
The revelation, coming a month after the classified approval, underscores the government's ongoing push to expand Jewish settlement in Judea and Samaria. Further details on the specific settlements and timeline for implementation remain undisclosed.
4 developments
- StrongGovernment to approve NIS 1 billion road plan on Sunday, including four evacuated settlements in northern Samaria
- DevelopingCabinet to vote on plan for 61 new settlements in Judea and Samaria
- StrongGovernment refers NIS 1 billion settlement budget to cabinet for confidential approval
- StrongIsrael signs NIS 8.5 billion roof agreement with Samaria council for 12,000 housing units
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- Internal intake