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Israel Reopens Sa-Nur Settlement as 16 Families Move In

The step underscores a state-led push to extend Israeli settlements across the West Bank.

Palestinian school children gather by a barbed wire fence installed by Israeli settlers, which blocked their access to the school in Umm al-Khair village in Masafer Yatta, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, April 14, 2026. REUTERS/Yosri Aljamal
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Israeli settlers move an appliance inside an house, on the day of the re-establishment of the settlement of Sa-Nur, which was evacuated as part of Israel’s 2005 disengagement, in Sa-Nur in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, April 19, 2026. REUTERS/Shir Torem

Overview

  • Israeli ministers cut a ribbon at Sa-Nur on Sunday to mark its formal re-establishment, reversing a 2005 pullout as 16 families moved into caravans and authorities approved 126 housing units.
  • Following Sunday’s ceremony, local officials said on Monday that Israeli authorities issued demolition orders for 15 shops in nearby Al-Fandaqumiya, giving one month’s notice as villagers fear losing access to their land.
  • Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich used the event to urge the “full conquest” of Gaza and the creation of Israeli settlements there, saying the move would end the idea of a Palestinian state.
  • Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israeli forces are operating up to 10 kilometers inside Lebanon to deter Hezbollah attacks and announced a NIS 350 million plan to relocate and strengthen IDF bases in the West Bank.
  • Rights groups call the Sa-Nur step part of an accelerating settlement drive deemed illegal under international law, with Peace Now counting about 100 new settlements approved under the current government and the U.N. reporting rising displacement tied to settler violence.