Israel Strengthens Biblical Heartland with Approval of 34 New Communities. Israel365

​Israel’s security cabinet quietly approved the establishment of 34 new Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria, marking the largest single authorization of new communities in one decision and bringing the total number approved by the current government since 2022 to 103. The move represents a dramatic acceleration in Israeli building policy, nearly doubling the number of newly authorized communities and signaling a strategic expansion of the Jewish presence throughout the biblical heartland of Israel.

According to reports first published by i24and later confirmed by The Times of Israel, several of the newly approved communities are located in remote areas deep inside northern Palestinian Arab enclaves, including rugged terrain where the Israel Defense Forces currently maintain little permanent presence. The sites are spread across Judea and Samaria, with some positioned near Jenin and others in isolated strategic corridors throughout Area C, the portion of Judea and Samaria under full Israeli civil and security control under the Oslo framework.

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