In a dramatic decision approved early Thursday, the Israeli government greenlit an unprecedented three-year, 1.075 billion shekel ($295 million) plan to expand transportation and security infrastructure across Judea and Samaria. Following two months of intensive planning, the funding will enable the planning and construction of secure access roads to dozens of new communities, including Homesh, Sha-Nur, Ganim, and Kadim, as well as many others expected to be established.
1+The initiative is designed to address the urgent need for regulated access roads, which cannot be financed through the standard development budgets allocated for new communities. Spanning three years, the program includes paving new roads, upgrading existing routes, creating strategic links between communities, and integrating built-in technological and physical security measures along key transportation corridors. An automatic mechanism was also established under which any future community approved for legalization or construction in Judea and Samaria will immediately be included in the program’s budget framework.
Finance Minister and Defense Ministry Minister Bezalel Smotrich described the initiative as a “community-security revolution,” saying it would strengthen Israel’s security. “The historic decision we approved will enable the establishment of dozens of communities at strategic locations,” he said. According to Smotrich, the plan serves as an alternative to past policies that advocated evacuating communities, aiming instead to strengthen Israel’s hold on the area while removing barriers to safe and regulated access for the new communities.
1+The plan is designed to create a continuous transportation and security network linking isolated communities with the major city and town blocs. According to the government, its stated objective is to reshape the strategic landscape of Judea and Samaria while preventing the future establishment of a ‘Palestinian’ state. In that vision, the new roads are more than transportation infrastructure—they are intended to strengthen Israel’s long-term presence and support the growth of new communities across the region.