The Mount Hebron Regional Council announced plans to establish 8 new settlement sites in the south of Mount Hebron, including 6 agricultural farms and 2 residential settlements, following a shooting attack near Hebron in which 2 IDF soldiers were killed. The new settlements, Maged and Nufi Golot, are planned near Neghut and Atniel, with the 6 farms to be established on Area C under Israeli control, including one near the site of the attack. The initiative is promoted with the backing of the Settlement Administration in the Ministry of Defense and the Amana Movement. The head of the council, Eliram Azoulai, said that the expansion was intended to strengthen Israeli territorial continuity, protect the land and improve security.

The Mount Hebron Regional Council announced plans to establish 8 new settlement sites in the south of Mount Hebron, including 6 agricultural farms and 2 residential settlements, following a shooting attack near Hebron in which 2 IDF soldiers were killed. The new settlements, Maged and Nufi Golot, are planned near Neghut and Atniel, with the 6 farms to be established on Area C under Israeli control, including one near the site of the attack. The initiative is promoted with the backing of the Settlement Administration in the Ministry of Defense and the Amana Movement. The head of the council, Eliram Azoulai, said that the expansion was intended to strengthen Israeli territorial continuity, protect the land and improve security.