The Civil Administration completed its work on Wednesday and set the jurisdiction for a new town, to be named Nahal Heletz, in Gush Etzion, as reported by Israel National News.

Setting the jurisdiction of the outline makes it possible to initiate procedures for establishing the town, one of the localities that the cabinet decided upon as part of the response to the Palestinian Authority's measures against the State of Israel and the unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state by several countries.

Minister of Finance and Minister in the Ministry of Defense, Bezalel Smotrich, congratulated the connection of Gush Etzion to Jerusalem, saying that “the establishment of a new town is a historic moment. About two months ago the State Security Cabinet approved my proposal for the establishment of five new towns in Judea and Samaria. Through combined work of the Ministry of Defense and the Civil Administration, they have put in much effort to implement the decision and, among others, promoted the outline of Nahal Heletz, that will be part of the continued momentum and construction of Jewish towns and villages."