Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the signing ceremony for the roof agreement with the Samaria Regional Council that Israel is not only protecting the area but building it. The state committed NIS 8 billion to developing existing communities. Council head Yossi Dagan thanked ministers Haim Katz and Bezalel Smotrich for their partnership, according to Channel 14.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed the first 'roof agreement' with an Israeli regional council earlier Monday, with new details from the ceremony emerging. The Zioneer reported at 18:47 that the agreement allocates NIS 8 billion for infrastructure and development in existing Samaria settlements, alongside plans for 18 new communities in northern Samaria. At the signing, Netanyahu stated: 'We are not just protecting the place, we are building it. Samaria is the roof of the state.' Council head Yossi Dagan thanked Housing Minister Haim Katz and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich for their partnership. The agreement, reported by Channel 14, is seen as a milestone toward regional development.
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