The first mobile homes arrived Tuesday at the site of Noa, a planned settlement in northern Samaria, marking a significant step toward establishing the new community. The location, situated between the settlements of Ganim and Kadim, will house a founding group of families from across Israel who have organized over the past six months.
Noa is the eighth settlement established by the Samaria Regional Council in less than a year. According to council officials, the initiative is part of a broader effort to create new communities and restore Jewish presence to areas including Homesh, Sa-Nur, Ganim, and Kadim, four settlements that were evacuated as part of Israel's 2005 disengagement plan from Gaza and northern Samaria.
The new settlement is designed to create territorial continuity between Ganim and Kadim, forming a consolidated settlement bloc in the region. The arrival of the caravans represents an initial phase in preparing the site before families move in and permanent construction begins.
Noa is part of what officials call the "Reconnection Plan," led by Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan in partnership with the Amana settlement movement. The plan envisions establishing 19 new settlements in the area where the four northern Samaria communities were removed during the disengagement. Council officials say the settlements are being established in accordance with government cabinet decisions and under the leadership of Defense Minister Israel Katz and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
Dagan welcomed the arrival of the caravans, stating: "This is an exciting and historic morning. In less than a year we are establishing eight new settlements in Samaria. After completing the return to Homesh, Sa-Nur, Ganim and Kadim, we are continuing forward. Instead of four settlements that were uprooted, we are building 19 settlements. Instead of the disengagement plan, the people of Israel are bringing the reconnection plan."
