Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Housing Minister Haim Katz, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, and Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan signed the first 'roof agreement' with an Israeli regional council on Monday. The deal allocates NIS 8 billion for infrastructure and development in existing Samaria settlements, alongside the establishment of 18 new communities in northern Samaria. Dagan called the agreement historic, saying it will help reach a million residents in the region.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Housing Minister Haim Katz, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, Israel Land Authority director Yehuda Eliya, and Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan signed the first-ever 'roof agreement' (הסכם גג) with an Israeli regional council on Monday. The agreement allocates NIS 8 billion for infrastructure and development in existing Samaria settlements, alongside the previously announced establishment of 18 new communities in northern Samaria.
The signing follows Dagan's presentation of the settlement plan at a Washington conference in June, as reported by The Zioneer. During that event, Dagan outlined the 'Hitchabrut' (Connection) plan for 18 new settlements and received strong support from Republican lawmakers. The roof agreement now provides the financial framework to realize the development of both the new and veteran settlements.
Dagan hailed the agreement as historic, stating that it provides NIS 8 billion for strengthening the veteran settlements and aims to bring the population of Samaria to one million residents. 'This is a historic agreement that gives a response to the veteran settlements and will lead to the growth of Samaria,' he said.
The agreement is the first of its kind signed with a regional council in Israel, marking a significant step in the government's settlement policy in Judea and Samaria.
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