Current sectionWest Bank NewsSettler leader Yossi Dagan marked the reestablishment of Kadim, 21 years after it was cleared, vowing to 'also return to Gush Katif,' an Israeli settlement in Gaza cleared that same yearShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeMatan Golan06:49 PM • August 20 2026 IDTA municipal leader for Israeli settlements in the northern West Bank vowed a return to Gaza settlements at a ceremony attended by senior members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:PalestiniansIsrael settlementsWest BankIDFGazaIsraeli politicsOslo accordsDisengagementBezalel SmotrichYariv LevinCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIranLikudNetanyahuJared KushnerWest BankFlorida DemocratsYehuda KatzPollHaaretz PodcastSmuggling Boom in Gaza Fuels Black Market for Goods Banned by IsraelIs Avigdor Lieberman Plotting His Own Path to Replace Netanyahu?Ultra-Orthodox Leaders Strike Fragile Deal to Contain Growing Leadership FeudIt's Not Just Violence: Israel Is Crushing the Palestinian Economy TooA Peeping Damselfly Beats All in Ecology Photo CompetitionRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIShe's the Superstar of the Israeli Left, and She Wants PowerIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandIsrael Police Say Missing Israeli Mother and Daughter Found in ArgentinaReality Check: As the Election Nears, Haaretz Debunks Israeli Politicians' Biggest LiesThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsSo Will It Be a Problem if Miriam Adelson Flies to Israel to Vote?