Newsletters
The Israeli government has approved a decision to expand and boost settlements in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights through a five-year investment plan for the area.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said in a post on X that around 1 billion new Israeli shekels, or about $335 million, would be invested in Katzrin and the Golan Heights.
Smotrich said the investment in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights and the Katzrin settlement would not only revitalize the area, but would also support infrastructure, higher education and employment.
According to Smotrich, the plan also aims to bring 3,000 new families to the area.
He said the investment would focus on infrastructure, higher education and jobs as part of a broader effort to strengthen and expand settlement activity in the occupied Syrian territory.
The decision approved by the Israeli government covers a five-year period.
Smotrich announced the investment plan on his account on the social media platform X.
He said approximately 1 billion Israeli shekels would be directed to Katzrin and the Golan Heights.
The finance minister described the move as part of a wider effort to revive the region and increase its population through new settlements.
In his statement, Smotrich said: “We are flattening Lebanon and strengthening the North.”
His comments came as the government approved the new investment plan for the occupied Syrian Golan Heights and Katzrin.
Set as preferred source
Set as preferred source
1 min read
1 min read
