Combat reservists who defended Israel during recent fighting will pioneer a groundbreaking settlement initiative in the Jordan Valley this summer, establishing the first new community in this strategically crucial region. The Miluaimanikim – Dor Hanitzachon ("Reservists – Generation of Victory") movement leads this effort as part of the government's comprehensive approval of 22 settlements across Judea and Samaria, with five specifically allocated to the Jordan Valley.
The settlement pioneers will establish their community in Tevetz, a newly designated settlement built on the former Al-Malih base site. Military planners consider this location strategically vital, positioned adjacent to what Israeli forces term the "triangle of villages" – Taצmun, Tubas and Taysir. Israeli sees this corridor as a primary route through which Iran smuggles military equipment via Jordan into northern Samaria, facilitating subsequent terrorist operations within Israel proper.
The Settlement and National Missions Ministry, headed by Minister Orit Malka Strock, has been coordinating the project alongside the Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Ministry under Minister Amichai Chikli. The Amana movement provides institutional support, having championed the initiative from its earliest stages.
Movement leadership emphasizes that this represents the initial phase of an ambitious expansion plan targeting additional settlement cores nationwide. Their vision integrates substantive reserve military service with practical Zionist implementation and comprehensive national responsibility.
Maj. (Res.) Gilad Ach, who chairs the Miluaimanikim Dor Hanitzachon movement, characterized the development as historically significant. "This represents a historic day in the chronicles of Jewish settlement in the Land of Israel," Ach stated. "Several months ago our movement launched this settlement project where reservists return to settle in regions where they conducted combat operations, and through partnership with regional councils we are preparing to establish four new reservist settlements this summer while strengthening approximately 20 existing settlements along the state's borders in the north, surrounding areas and in the valley."
"Reserve fighters have demonstrated their profound commitment to the state and the people, and none are more deserving than them to spearhead the next generation of settlement and revitalize the Zionist movement," Ach continued. "This governmental action transmits a direct message to Israel's enemies that for every murder we will bring additional life and construction forever."
