The Civil Administration's supervision unit, acting on Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's directive, demolished large illegal structures of approximately 600 square meters that posed a strategic threat to Route 465 (cross-Binyamin highway), the agency said. Smotrich stated the operation is part of 'uncompromising enforcement alongside strengthening settlement.'
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich confirmed Monday night that the Civil Administration demolished approximately 600 square meters of illegal structures near Route 465, describing the action as part of "uncompromising enforcement alongside strengthening settlement." The confirmation came hours after the operation was first reported.
As The Zioneer reported at 20:35 Jerusalem, the Civil Administration's supervision unit demolished six large illegal Palestinian buildings in Binyamin and Samaria earlier Monday, including four strategic structures of about 600 square meters each near Route 465 and two large buildings near the community of Har Brakha. A further article at 21:07 Jerusalem detailed the operation and cited Smotrich's directive. Smotrich's on-record statement Monday night (22:44 Jerusalem) provides ministerial confirmation of the enforcement action.
The demolition wave is part of a broader enforcement campaign under Smotrich that has set record demolition figures in 2026, as The Zioneer has covered. Earlier this year, the Civil Administration carried out similar operations in northern Samaria following terror attacks, and in the seam zone of the Menashe Regional Brigade area.
It remains unclear whether Smotrich's confirmation refers to the same group of structures reported earlier or to additional demolitions carried out later in the day.
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