{"id":20457,"date":"2025-04-22T20:22:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T17:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=20457"},"modified":"2025-04-22T20:22:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T17:22:23","slug":"national-plan-for-development-of-war-affected-southern-areas-unanimously-approved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/national-plan-for-development-of-war-affected-southern-areas-unanimously-approved\/","title":{"rendered":"National Plan for Development of War-Affected Southern Areas Unanimously Approved"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Israeli government unanimously approved today (Tuesday) the national plan for the rehabilitation and development of southern communities impacted by the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister\u2019s Office and the Ministry of Finance jointly conducted a comprehensive review of all southern communities that experienced extensive and exceptional damage during the brutal Hamas assault\u2014damage requiring a full-scale government response.<\/p>\n<p>The state\u2019s response will be implemented through three main frameworks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Communities within the <em>Tkuma<\/em> region will continue receiving support through the \u201cTkuma\u201d Administration.<\/li>\n<li>Two government resolutions will continue in force: one covering the Western Negev region, and a second focused on the city of Ashkelon, due to its size and critical regional role.<\/li>\n<li>According to the Prime Minister\u2019s Office and the Ministry of Finance, this plan will enable government ministries to support additional municipalities and communities that fall outside the Tkuma region but also suffered significant harm. It will help establish regional growth infrastructure, rehabilitation mechanisms, and other key supports\u2014aimed at restoring independence, rebuilding, and strengthening southern communities beyond the current Tkuma boundaries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20460\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20460\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20460 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/7th2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/7th2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/7th2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/7th2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/7th2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/7th2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Irrigation near the Gaza border | Photo: Moshe Shai\/Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Netanyahu: &#8220;The communities will not only be restored, but will thrive&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\nPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated, \u201cThe communities that were harmed will not only be restored, but will thrive and prosper more than ever before. We will expand Ofakim, Netivot, Ashkelon, and the rural villages of the Western Negev. We will provide long-term stability for residents of the region. We must remain steadfast until we reach all the goals of this war. The resilience shown by the people of the Negev throughout this campaign reflects our determination to achieve victory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Smotrich: &#8220;The South is Israel\u2019s protective shield&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\nMinister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich said today\u2019s government decision marks another step in the rehabilitation and development of the South. \u201cAfter the horrific massacre of October 7, our responsibility is not just to rebuild what was destroyed\u2014but to lay down a stronger vision, infrastructure, economy, and way of life than what existed before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are correcting a historic injustice and laying the foundation for long-term growth. The South is the protective shield of the State of Israel\u2014and we will restore to it the strength and security it deserves. This government decision allocates billions of shekels to the residents of the Gaza Envelope and surrounding communities, funding development and welfare projects for cities and towns in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government unanimously approves the plan to rehabilitate and develop southern areas affected by the October 7, 2023 attack: &#8220;The communities will not only be restored, but will thrive.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":20459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[85,6],"tags":[2210,2176,2927,1477,4252,2545,4565,1514,4563,4564,2561],"class_list":["post-20457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-positive-moment","category-security","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-bezalel-smotrich","tag-gaza-envelope","tag-hamas","tag-israeli-resilience","tag-ministry-of-finance","tag-national-recovery-plan","tag-october-7","tag-prime-ministers-office","tag-regional-development","tag-southern-israel"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - 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