Yossi Dagan

Jewish worshippers hold daytime prayer at Joseph's Tomb for first time in 25 years

The service came following a decision by Defense Minister Israel Katz to expand entry hours to the site beyond nighttime visits.

Jewish worshippers pray during morning services at Joseph's Tomb in Nablus, West Bank, January 29, 2026
Charlie Kirk holds an Israeli flag outside the Cave of the Patriarchs in the West Bank

Samaria Regional Council to create official Charlie Kirk commemoration

Kindergarten opened in settlement of Homesh, in the West Bank, September 1, 2025.

'The Disengagement is dead!' Settlers open first kindergarten in Homesh in 20 years

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Shiloh with US House Speaker Mike Johnson joined by US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the Yesha council.

Judea and Samaria a part of Israel, US will work to end use of term West Bank, Mike Johnson says


Settlers submit master plan for Evyatar outpost to stave off eviction

Earlier this month, Defense Minister Benny Gantz issued a demarcation order which spoke of an intent to evacuate the outpost, but to date no steps have been taken against it.

The Samaria Regional Council has submitted a master plan to the Civil Administration for the West Bank Evyatar outpost, so that it can be authorized as new neighborhood of the Kfar Tapuach settlement.  It's the latest in a series of steps settler have taken to stave off the pending eviction fo the o

IDF halts attempt to rebuild Homesh settlement, first razed in 2005

The Civil Administration destroyed the Homesh Yeshiva, which has been destroyed multiple times since 2005.

Homesh Yeshiva modular home. Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan can be seen on the right.

WATCH: Pollard dedicates Torah Scroll written in prison to Joseph's Tomb

"I feel a personal connection to this place, to Joseph who is buried here and to everything that he went through," Pollard said.

Jonathan Pollard carries the dedicated Torah Scroll into the site of Joseph's Tomb in the West Bank, April 12, 2021.

Parents of lone soldier who thwarted attack join ceremony over Zoom

"Lian, you are a role model for your family and friends here."

IDF Lone soldier Cpl. Lian Harush receives certificate of appreciation for thwarting terrorist attack

Netanyahu: I hope to resolve West Bank settler outpost issues within days

At issue is whether Israel would make a major policy declaration in favor of expanding its settlement footprint in Area C of the West Bank.


Gantz visits family of Esther Horgen, says Israel should hold territory

Horgen, a woman in her 50s, was found dead last week in the Reihan Forest, close to her home.

Esther Hurgan, the woman killed in a suspected terror attack in the northern West Bank on Dec. 21, 2020

Settler leader urges Georgian Christians vote Republican in Senate race

Dagan, along with others on the Israeli Right, have kept a close eye on the Senate race, particularly in light of US President-elect Joe Biden's known opposition to West Bank settlements.