Hebrew Channel: 3,000 Families Registered to Live in 18 New Settlements in the West Bank

SadaNews Translation - The Hebrew Channel 7 reported on Friday that more than 3,000 Jewish families have registered their names as part of a campaign to attract families to live in 18 new settlements that will be established in the West Bank.

The channel quoted the so-called "Samaria Regional Council" as saying that there has been a wide response to the campaign aimed at attracting Israeli families since its launch, as part of a plan to increase the population of the settlements in the West Bank to one million settlers, according to SadaNews translation.

This step is being implemented as part of the "Annexation Plan," promoted following a decision by the Israeli government led by Finance Minister and Minister of Settlement at the Israeli Ministry of Defense, Bezalel Smotrich, in cooperation with Defense Minister Israel Katz.

The plan includes the establishment of 18 settlements, including the rehabilitation of the four settlements in northern West Bank that were evacuated as part of the withdrawal plan, namely Homesh, Sanur, Jannim, and Kadim, along with 14 additional new settlements that will be established in strategic locations in the area.

Data published by the settlement council in the West Bank shows that about 50% of the registrants come from settlement areas in the West Bank, and about 30% from the central region and Jerusalem, including Tel Aviv, Petah Tikva, and Netanya, with the rest coming from other areas.

It has also been noted that Jewish families from abroad, including from Switzerland and Miami in the United States, are registering as they consider immigrating to Israel, according to the channel's report, as translated by SadaNews.

It also appears that about half of the applicants are young couples in their twenties, while about 30% are aged between 30 and 55 years, and the remainder are over sixty.

In terms of profession, about 40% of the registrants work in education and care sectors, around 25% in engineering and advanced technology, and the remaining in construction, agriculture, and manual labor sectors.

The settlement council indicated that the residential settlement centers in Jannim, Kadim, Homesh, and Sanur are nearing capacity, with only a few places left.

It was also reported that a family center is expected to be built on Mount Ibal soon, alongside the expansion of the Alon Moreh religious school and the establishment of other religious schools in several settlements.