For the first time since the establishment of the state, an honorary consulate will be opened in Judea and Samaria by the state of Papua New Guinea. Chairman of the Yesha Council Shlomo Ne'eman: "We ascended from practical Zionism to political Zionism."

In light of the difficulties in approving the additional budget for the security components in favor of the settlements of Judea and Samaria, the heads of the settlements came to the finance committee and demanded that the funds be approved: "We demand the protection of the homeland"

The Prime Minister met with the head of the Gush Etzion Council regarding the construction of the Palestinian Authority in the Judean Desert and the destruction of the agreed reserve: "He does not stop exerting his influence on me"

Following a struggle led by the Gush Etzion Regional Council against the destruction of the collective nature reserve in the eastern part of the Gush, and in response to a request by Minister Orit Strook, it was decided to hold a discussion on the matter

The Gush Etzion Council met with the parents' committee of the Talmud Torah against whom they filed a criminal lawsuit, at the meeting they reached an understanding regarding the arrangement of the Talmud as soon as possible

The Gush Etzion Council filed criminal indictments against 35 parents who sent their children to private Torah Talmud in Bat Ayin instead of the Council's recognized institutions. Among the defendants is the journalist Zvi Yehezkeli. The council: "the association did not cooperate with us"

A huge new city is currently being built by the Palestinian Authority in the eastern part of Gush Etzion. The meaning: an Israeli enclave surrounded by an Arab city that destroys the Judean desert