“Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Israel Katz attended the reopening of the Sa-Nur settlement in the occupied West Bank, nearly 21 years after it was evacuated in 2005.”

Media reportsNews reportApril 20, 2026Read the original

Coverage of the re-establishment of the Sa-Nur settlement.

Our verdict

True

Smotrich and Katz attended the Sa-Nur ceremony in April 2026; the settlement was evacuated in the 2005 disengagement.

What we found

Sa-Nur was one of four northern West Bank settlements evacuated in August 2005. Israel repealed the disengagement law for the area in 2023 and resettled Sa-Nur in 2026, with the two ministers at the event. The claim is accurate.

The evidence

2 of 2 sources support the claim; none contradict it.

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Supports the claim
Israeli ministers including Smotrich and Katz celebrated the re-establishment of Sa-Nur on 19 April 2026. [1]
Supports the claim
Israel re-established the settlement evacuated in 2005. [2]

How we checked

We checked the claim against Al Jazeera, Arab News (Reuters). We reviewed 2 relevant sources.

Sources

[1]Al Jazeera · Israeli ministers celebrate re-establishment of Sa-Nur West Bank settlement
[2]Arab News (Reuters) · Israel re-establishes evacuated West Bank settlement

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