The first families moved into the new community of Eival on Mount Ebal in Samaria on Thursday, bringing furniture and belongings into caravans. Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan said the community, established with government approval, aims to house 600 families as part of the 'One Million in Samaria' plan.
The first families moved into the new community of Eival on Mount Ebal Thursday afternoon, bringing sofas, refrigerators, and other belongings into caravans after a ground-breaking ceremony at noon. Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan stated the community aims to house 600 families as part of the broader 'One Million in Samaria' plan, which the desk reported on in detail in recent days.
The Zioneer first reported the move-in at 11:10 Jerusalem, initially as a brief item. Within the same hour, two follow-up dispatches added Dagan's 600-family target and the scheduled noon ceremony. By 12:04 Jerusalem, a SAME-THREAD bulletin confirmed the ceremony had taken place. The documentation thus evolved from a single report to a multi-sourced account: the council's own statements, visual confirmation of families moving in, and the ceremony itself.
As The Zioneer reported on Wednesday, a new agricultural yeshiva affiliated with Elon Moreh is part of the first stage at Eival, near the biblical site of Joshua's Altar. The community is one of several new settlements in northern Samaria under a government-backed expansion. Earlier this week, the desk covered a NIS 8.5 billion roof agreement for 12,000 housing units in Samaria, and council head Yossi Dagan has been a key figure in the push for 18 new communities in the region.
No further details on the timing of additional family arrivals or infrastructure development at Eival were available by publication time.
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