History: The Giant Industrial Zone in Northern Samaria - Launched
Ministers Haim Katz, Nir Barkat, MK Boaz Bismut, and Samaria Council Head Yossi Dagan laid the cornerstone for the "Bustanei Hefetz" industrial zone: 800 dunams, 96 plots for industry, commerce, and offices, whose marketing will…
Assessment
A large industrial zone in northern Samaria has officially broken ground, with ministers and local leaders laying the cornerstone for a project spanning 800 dunams and 96 commercial and industrial plots. The marketing phase closes in two weeks, signaling rapid execution. The move embeds economic infrastructure deep in contested territory, tying settlement growth to job creation and commercial activity. Watch how international actors and the Palestinian Authority respond to this expansion of settlement capacity.