On Sunday, the Israeli government approved the establishment of a new settlement in an area adjacent to the border with the Gaza Strip.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the establishment of the settlement is another testament to the steadfastness of the Gaza border and the strength of the State of Israel.
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Netanyahu confirmed, in a tweet via his Twitter account, after the weekly meeting of his government, that he is proud of the strengthening of settlements everywhere, expecting that the new settlement will respond to the demands of settlements in the region and strengthen Israel's southern borders with the Gaza Strip.
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The Israeli newspaper, Maariv, said that the talk is about establishing a settlement called "Hanoun", based on the recommendation of the National Council for Planning and Building (governmental), which was issued in January 2022.
She added that "Hanoun" will be a mixed settlement that includes 500 religious and secular families in response to the increasing demand for settlement.
She explained that the Ministry of Construction and Housing will start planning for the establishment of the new settlement.
The new settlement will be established east of Kibbutz Saad within the so-called "Sdot Hanegev" Regional Council, 7 kilometers from the border fence east of the Gaza Strip, according to the same source.
And "Hanoun" is the first settlement to be approved for construction in the "Gaza envelope" in years.
The "Gaza envelope" refers to the Israeli settlements bordering and close to the Gaza Strip, which number more than 50.
The number of settlers in the "Gaza envelope" increased from about 42,000 in 2009 to about 55,000 in 2019, an increase of 30.6%, according to a report by the Hebrew economic website, Globes, in May 2021.