Dozens of founding families accompanied Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan on a first visit to the site of the planned new community Noa in northern Samaria. The settlement's establishment is subject to government approval and is part of a broader effort to build new communities in the area alongside the restoration of settlements razed in the 2005 disengagement.
Dozens of founding families accompanied Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan on a first visit to the site of the planned new community Noa in northern Samaria this morning, the council reported. The development follows the initial announcement, which The Zioneer first reported at 22:21 on Saturday, that preparations had begun for the establishment of Noa pending government approval. By that same evening, the desk updated that the visit marked the first time the 'Hitchabrut' (Connection) plan — initially limited to restoring evacuated communities — includes a genuinely new settlement, according to Amit Segal (N12). Today's visit, beginning practical preparations and an initial core-group meeting, reinforces that framing.
As The Zioneer reported on Saturday, the project is part of a broader effort to build new communities in the northern Samaria alongside the restoration of settlements razed in the 2005 disengagement, including Ganim and Kadim, which are slated for rebuilding this summer. The 'Hitchabrut' plan was first presented by Dagan at a Washington conference in early June, where he secured support from U.S. lawmakers, as The Zioneer reported on June 9.
Dagan told the group: 'Remember this day — we are making history together. Noa will be a significant settlement, large, with a strong community, a central settlement in the regenerating northern Samaria, a good neighbor to Ganim and Kadim, to the Dotan Valley and Sa-Nur.' He added that the community would host thousands of residents, educational institutions, and a strong community, saying 'the Jewish people are returning home to northern Samaria. After 21 years of struggle, justice wins.'
The settlement's establishment remains subject to formal government approval — a condition that has been noted consistently across all reports since the first announcement on Saturday.
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