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Two years after the repeal of the Disengagement Law, MK Bezalel Smotrich announced that he is advancing the return of communities evacuated from northern Samaria, including Ganim and Kadim. These communities will soon join the already-approved Homesh and Sa-Nur, he said.

“We are working on this now. We are deciding to bring Ganim and Kadim as well, and I hope this will happen in the coming weeks and help correct the sin of the expulsion. The people of Israel are correcting the sin in Gaza, and I hope we will succeed there too, completing the correction of the sin in northern Samaria.”

“What we are achieving in this term is simply erasing the idea of a Palestinian state, Smotrich concluded.

Returning and rebuilding the communities to their rightful place along with applying sovereignty across Judea and Samaria will certainly erase the idea of the two-state delusion.

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Smotrich announces: We will soon return to settlements in northern Samaria, by Israel National News, August 8, 2025

The Israeli Security Cabinet convened on Thursday night for an especially tense meeting during which it is expected they will decide on the occupation of the entire Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated at the start of the meeting: “I don’t want to perpetuate Hamas; I want to defeat it.”

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir claimed that “the hostages’ lives will be in danger if we proceed with the plan to conquer Gaza — there’s no way to guarantee they won’t be harmed.”

He described the price as one that would harm soldiers’ lives, cause extreme burnout among the forces, wear out the military vehicles, and be plagued by humanitarian and sanitation issues.

The ministers disputed his position and stated that Operation Gideon’s Chariots did not achieve its objectives. The Chief of Staff replied: “We created the conditions for the hostages to be returned.”

Prime Minister Netanyahu clarified that “the operation is not irreversible. We are ready to consider stopping if Hamas agrees to Israel’s conditions.”

To this, Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir responded: “We need to go to the end.”

We can do no more than eagerly wait for this much anticipated announcement by Israel’s cabinet. We pray it’s the right decision.

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Heated cabinet meeting | Netanyahu: Goal is to defeat Hamas, not perpetuate it, by Nitsan Keidar/Israel National News, August 6, 2025

Leaders of the Binyamin Regional Council highlighted the significance of a recent visit by Mike Johnson, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, who led a distinguished delegation to Ancient Shiloh. This marks the visit of the highest-ranking US federal official to the first capital of Israel in history.

The visit to Ancient Shiloh, the spiritual and national capital of Israel for 369 years during the time of Joshua and the Judges was a boost of support to the region. Governor Ganz said, “These shards of pottery beneath our feet were left by our forefathers who brought offerings to G-d on this very ground. Our mission is to gather the broken pieces of our past and build a stronger future. You found the time to come here, and that gives us strength. When we are united, no evil in the world can defeat us.”

This historic visit was a powerful reminder of the unbreakable bond between the United States and Israel, rooted not only in shared democratic values, but in a common spiritual heritage and destiny. Thank you, Speaker Johnson and all those who joined you.

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Binyamin Region leader: ‘We’re facing challenges, but we’re strong because of you’, by Israel National News, August 6, 2025

Twenty years after Homesh was evacuated under Israel’s disengagement plan, it is now thriving again. The return has been seamless. While the access road remains unstable, the transformation on the ground is unmistakable.

AFSI Chizuk missions have visited over time and we marvel at the progress the determined residents have made.

The yeshiva, established a few years ago, is growing; families with children stroll along trails, and there’s even a playground. Residents already anticipate sovereignty being declared.

“Just months after the expulsion, people were already trying to come back inside,” recalls Rabbi Menachem Ben Shachar of the Homesh Yeshiva. For him, today’s Homesh is nothing short of a miracle. “It’s astonishing. I always believed we’d return, but not this fast,” the rabbi said.

The current political earthquake in Israel—among the most significant national crises ever—has accelerated broader messaging from Western nations regarding sovereignty over the Judea and Samaria and the potential annexation of Gaza. Many residents believe Israel is very close to applying sovereignty to those areas. “It’s one Netanyahu decision away,” says Shomron Regional Council head Yossi Dagan.

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‘I thought, “To hell with it, why abandon this?”‘: Eyeing rebuilding Homesh, 20 years after disengagement, by Elisha Ben Kimon/Ynetnews, August 4, 2025

Twenty years after they were forcibly evacuated, families from the expelled residents of Sa-Nur and young couples have coalesced as a nucleus preparing for return and rebuilding the community. The founding meeting took place in the office of Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan, himself a former Sa-Nur resident and member of the nucleus.

Dagan said at the meeting, “We are beginning a historic step today, the first session of the founding nucleus of the renewed Sa-Nur settlement. The Government of Israel made a strategic and historic decision to return Jewish settlement to Sa-Nur in an official, state-sponsored, and complete manner. This step is not only a correction for the expelled families or for this nucleus of families, it is a national correction,” Dagan added.

MK Bezalel Smotrich, who led the government decision, blessed the move and said, “Historic correction, the return to Sa-Nur – Zionism at its best.”

What was wrongfully ripped away from Sar-Nur residents can never be returned in its original form. However, the fact that this historic decision has been made is a testament to the determination and guiding principles of Zionism. While this is a major step forward, the challenge of applying full sovereignty in Judea and Samaria remains on the “to do” list.

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‘Historic correction’: 20 years after evacuation, Sa-Nur settlement to return, by Hanan Greenwood/Israel Hayom, August 4, 2025

Twenty years after being evicted from her home in Netzer Hazani, one of the Jewish communities of Gush Katif, Anita Tucker tells Arutz Sheva-Israel National News that the pain has never left—and neither has the dream of returning to rebuild Jewish life in Gaza.

Tucker rejects the claim that Gush Katif residents would have suffered the brunt of the October 7th massacre had they still lived in Gaza. “That’s simply not true. We were the ones protecting the country. We were strong, we had serious-minded emergency response teams, and the Arabs respected us. Once they sensed weakness, they trampled over us.”

As far as Tucker’s concerned, she’s ready to return to Gush Katif tomorrow. She says, the residents are ready “not only to rebuild Gush Katif, but the entire Gaza Strip—with many Jews living there. We’re going back because that’s the only way to be strong.”

WATCH: She Was Kicked Out Of Gaza For Being Jewish, Now She’s Planning Something HUGE! An interview with Josh Hasten and Anita Tucker on JNS TV

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‘We’re going back’: Gush Katif evictee dreams of Jewish return to Gaza, by Hezki Baruch/Israel National News, August 3, 2025

An IDF combat soldier serving in one of the fighting companies in the Gaza Strip sent a message this week to his battalion commander, presenting a concerning picture from the field and harshly criticizing the current security policy in the sector.

“In the past week, events in our sector have been escalating daily,” the soldier wrote on the platoon’s group chat, “A line — which served as the close security perimeter and a clear principle set by the brigade commander — was breached. Every day this past week, hundreds of terrorists — or more — crossed it.”

He also pointed to potential intelligence failures: “How is it that there’s no concrete warning leading to decisive action? We’re working non-stop with observation posts and drones — and they’re doing a good job. But everyone knows it’s not airtight. It’s a well-known rule — the defensive line will always be breached.”

Time and again we hear about the defensive line or a border security fence being breached. In the aftermath of October 7 – now approaching the 2-year mark this October 2025 – why is this still not being addressed? Israel cannot afford one crack in its security arsenal and must do everything in its power now to address and fully secure all security loopholes.

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Soldier’s warning: ‘Security perimeter breached — hundreds of terrorists crossed it’, by Israel National News, August 1, 2025

Israel has sent a threatening message to Hamas: If you do not agree to a hostage deal in the next few days, we will begin punitive measures.

Kan News quoted a senior Israeli official who said that one of the measures being considered is the annexation of the buffer zone created by the IDF in the perimeter of the Gaza Strip. According to the report, the Israelis sent a message on the matter to the mediators.

After completing Operation Gideon’s Chariots without reaching a breakthrough on the hostages, the defense establishment is considering several alternatives, including the annexation of territory, enacting martial law, and imposing a “siege” on population centers in the Gaza Strip.

Various media also report that the Trump administration has agreed to these plans. There has been no comment from The White House.

A breakthrough in hostage negotiations seems unlikely as does Hamas laying down its arms. Should Israel proceed with “punitive measures,” that means the only path forward is for Israel to declare sovereignty – NOW!

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Israel’s message to Hamas: Make a deal soon, or we will start annexing territory in Gaza, by Israel National News, July 30, 2025

On July 29, 2025, Arutz 7 reported “…Dozens of Border Police officers and Civil Administration inspectors, along with heavy machinery, descended on six “settlement” outposts in Gush Etzion simultaneously on Tuesday and demolished them…

On November 28, 2021, Arutz 7 reported ” On Sunday, members of the Eretz Israel caucus in the Knesset toured Mount Hebron, beginning in the community of Adora, where they were shown an extreme example of Palestinians executing a land-grab actually within the settlement…

These are just a few examples that Ezequiel Doiny cites in his Jewish Voice article. The violations of Israeli residents’ legal rights to the land and Israel’s right to sovereignty are what he calls “treason” in the article’s title. Doiny concludes, “The Knesset must impose a deadline for Sovereignty. The Palestinians are building facts on the ground. Wait until when?” We couldn’t agree more.

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Treason: The Israeli Government is Surrendering Land in Judea and Samaria, by Ezequiel Doiny/The Jewish Voice, July 30, 2025

In an interview at Arutz Sheva’s broadcast booth during the Katif Conference, marking 20 years since the Disengagement and expulsion from Gush Katif and northern Samaria, Minister and former Ambassador Gilad Erdan—one of the leading “rebels” against Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s plan—reflected on the lessons learned from the expulsion, the current war, and his political future.

Erdan admitted that in hindsight the efforts by himself and fellow party members failed. The Likud was unable to stop the expulsion of Gush Katif residents, resulting in both security and ideological damage to the State of Israel. Nevertheless, Erdan emphasized that on a personal level, he acted with moral and ethical integrity, doing everything he could to halt the process.

Regarding the possibility of renewing Jewish settlement in Gaza, Erdan said he would welcome such a development both as a personal closure and as a powerful message to the world. In his view, reclaiming territory is part of the deterrence required to demonstrate that those who massacre Jews will ultimately face catastrophe.

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Gilad Erdan: The massacre was borne out of the Disengagement, by Yoni Kempinski/Israel National News, July 29, 2025