Judea and Samaria
Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir instructed soldiers to continue counter-terrorism operations across Judea and Samaria.
The victim was identified as Shalev Zvuluny, 22, a resident of the Jewish community of Kiryat Arba, who worked as a shopping mall security guard.
Four more suspects and weapons were seized in related Samaria raids.
The arrest of Nasser Al-Laham, a reporter for Lebanon’s Al Mayadeen news outlet, was condemned by the Iranian-backed terrorist group.
The four murdered a combined total of six Israelis and wounded nine.
The operations have led to a 75% drop in stone-throwing attacks.
A record-number of 19,389 housing units were approved in 2025, Channel 12 News reported.
Dr. Mordechai Kedar, an expert on the Muslim world, told JNS that the sheikhs’ letter to Economy Minister Nir Barkat represents “a turning point.”
The request comes as the military is studying the possibility of restoring a permanent Jewish presence at the holy site on the outskirts of Nablus.
It marks the first time a foreign nation has made a financial contribution geared towards the development of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.
“We really experience this as a direct blow to the security of my residents, their most basic, existential security,” said Ariel Mayor Yair Chetboun.
