Nachala Movement Sets Up Outpost Near Sderot as Families Enter Jericho Structures

The Nachala movement established a temporary settlement outpost near Sderot on Tuesday for the "Gaza Pioneers" core group, nearly a year after setting up their first site near Shavei Darom. The families relocated to the area after spending three weeks in the Simchoni Forest, from where they were asked to leave by the Jewish National Fund (JNF).

According to the movement, the families' immediate objective is to transition to a permanent presence in the locality of Nisanit and promote the establishment of a new neighborhood for Sderot within the Beit Hanoun area, aligning with the vision of Mayor Alon Davidi. The families continue to endure challenging conditions on-site and are calling on the government to authorize the relocation of their temporary encampment directly into the northern buffer zone areas inside the Gaza Strip.

Nachala movement chair Daniella Weiss stated: "Today, members of the Knesset are taking their oaths of allegiance in Jerusalem, but the true test of that loyalty is on the ground. True allegiance means a practical return and settlement in the Gaza Strip."

In a separate development, 13 Jewish families initiated an unauthorized move into eight structures near Jericho, claiming land purchases in Area C. The IDF Central Command firmly denied any prior knowledge of the land acquisition or the families' intention to occupy the buildings, with a military official telling the press that they were taken completely by surprise.

According to security checks, no military force was present at the site to secure the families, and some of the Israeli civilians inside the structures were armed with weapons not issued by the military. Security sources emphasized that real estate transactions in Judea and Samaria require complex legal approval procedures, including transaction permits from the Civil Administration and authorization from the political echelon, neither of which had been granted.