The Nachala settlement movement responded to a severe overnight incident in Lebanon by calling on the government to adopt a firm, independent line against U.S. pressure. The group urged Defense Minister Israel Katz to immediately establish Nahal pioneer outposts in the northern Gaza Strip — at Nisanit, Ali Sinai, and Dugit — and to pursue civilian settlement in territory captured in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza.
The Nachala settlement movement issued a statement Friday afternoon responding to a severe overnight incident in Lebanon that left four IDF soldiers dead. The group called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz to pursue a security paradigm centered on permanent civilian Jewish settlement rather than reliance on diplomatic agreements or U.S. pressure.
Nachala explicitly urged the immediate establishment of Nahal pioneer settlement nuclei in three former Gaza Strip locations — Nisanit, Ali Sinai, and Dugit — within the northern security envelope. The movement also called for settlement in territory captured during operations in southern Lebanon and Syria. As The Zioneer has previously reported, similar calls from the 'Uri Tzafon' movement in early June followed a separate border infiltration, though that proposal focused exclusively on southern Lebanon. Nachala's statement is broader in scope, linking the Lebanon incident to a comprehensive settlement agenda across three fronts.
Nachala emphasized that Israel is not bound by agreements with Iran and should resist what it characterized as U.S. diplomatic pressure to de-escalate. The statement follows multiple published reports of U.S. efforts to restrain Israeli military activity in Lebanon amid ongoing diplomatic tracks.
2 developments
- DevelopingSettlement movement calls for civilian Jewish settlement in southern Lebanon after border infiltration
- StrongCommentator argues against immediate Lebanon withdrawal, calls for political initiative
- DevelopingReport: Gradual Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon to begin with Nabatieh test area
- DevelopingIDF strikes Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon as US Embassy in Israel issues shelter directive
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