Judea and Samaria
Undercover Border Police operatives operated alongside IDF soldiers in what police described as a targeted operation based on Shin Bet intelligence.
The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem announced one-day services in Efrat and Beitar Illit, which the Israeli Foreign Ministry called a “historic decision.”
“Increased movement of security forces may be felt in the area, and gunfire and explosions may be heard,” local residents were told.
“It is part of Israel, part of the State of Israel,” Smotrich told JNS, “and with God’s help, this can never be changed.”
Regulations were bypassed to avoid harming the Palestinian Authority’s economy.
In three weeks, Amichai Eliyahu will return to the Sartaba site and renew the ancient practice of lighting fires to signal the new Hebrew month.
One of the detainees is a member of the Lion’s Den gang.
As of Jan. 1, 2026, 541,085 Jews lived in Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley, amounting to some 5.32% of the nation’s population.
“Jewish presence in the Land of Israel has never ceased, for even a day,” the Israeli foreign minister said.
The senior Hamas operative from northern Samaria took part in the killings of IDF Capt. Alon Sacgiu, 22, and Yonatan Deutsch, 23.
The Israeli Cabinet in May 2025 approved the rebuilding of Homesh and the nearby town of Sa-Nur.
“All we want to do is create order,” the Israeli finance minister told JNS.
