From the Liveblog of
Monday, November 10, 2025
Boundaries set for 13 West Bank settlements, including several recently legalized outposts
Jeremy Sharon is The Times of Israel’s legal affairs and settlements reporter
The Settlement Administration in the Defense Ministry has fixed permanent boundaries for 13 West Bank settlements, including several that were retroactively legalized recently by the government.
Among the 13 settlements is Sa Nur in the northern West Bank, which was one of the settlements evacuated as part of the 2005 Gaza Disengagement plan, along with another three settlements in that region.
Sa Nur is yet to be repopulated, but plans are afoot to re-establish it.
The boundary determination process was led by the head of the Settlement Administration, Yehuda Eliyahu, whose agency is under the authority of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, in his additional role as minister within the Defense Ministry.
The process will further formalize the legalization process for the settlements, which until recently were illegal outposts, and enable further planning and development within the new boundaries for all 13.
The 13 settlements to receive new, final boundaries are Ahiya, Harasha, Migron, Nofei Prat, Adei Ad, Shvut Rachel, Sa Nur, Yair’s Farm, Tel Menashe, Maoz Tzvi, Givonit, Ir Hatamarim, and Gadi.
“The decision on the new boundaries provides stability, enables planning and development, and establishes the settlement blocs in the heart of the country,” says Smotrich.
“This is Zionism at its best, this is national responsibility, and this is the historical justice of the generation of children who are returning to build their country.”
The Times of Israel Community.