Jordan Valley
Amir Baram, the director-general of Israel’s Defense Ministry, said that the project is a “central component” of its new strategy.
A drone from Egypt was carrying two long-barrel guns, while a separate IDF and police operations on the Jordan border uncovered smuggled handguns, according to the military.
The high-level team is charged with developing a five-year plan to bolster security, infrastructure and communities along the eastern frontier.
The military order that establishes the so-called “jurisdiction zone,” or municipal boundaries, is the first step in legalizing the nascent communities.
“The increased movement is not the result of a security incident. The IDF will announce to the public regarding any incident that occurs in real time,” the military said.
The plan will support a broad range of development activities, including infrastructure upgrades, transportation improvements, promotion of local agriculture and enhancement of public buildings and community services.
“The soldiers responded with fire and neutralized him. The terrorist was apprehended, and no IDF injuries were reported,” the army said.
Paramedics evacuated the moderately wounded victim, 16, to Afula’s HaEmek Medical Center.
Combat veterans who served on the front lines during the current war will spearhead the rise of Tevetz, a new community in the northern Jordan Valley.
“This is a dramatic government decision, unprecedented in terms of deepening the Israeli settlement of Judea and Samaria,” said the Yesha Council.
The army confirmed that the infiltrators were migrant workers.
A day earlier, three Israelis were wounded in two separate attacks in Judea and Samaria.
