Israeli settlers have established a new outpost on Mount Ebal overlooking the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, describing the move as a historic achievement.

In March 2026, a new Israeli settlement called Eival (Ebal) was established in the northern West Bank (Samaria/Shomron), during the ongoing war with Iran. The settlement was authorized under a May 2025 cabinet decision approving 22 settlements in the West Bank, some of which were retroactively legalized.

The settlement was established by the Samaria Regional Council and the settlement movement Amana, with approval from the Israeli military's Central Command. The first residential structures were moved to the site after months of planning.

This video shows a, Yossi Dagan, head of the Samaria Regional Council, and Rabbi Elyakim Levanon establishing a new Jewish community on Mount Ebal in the West Bank.The community, named Ebal, was established in March 2026 through a joint effort by the Samaria Regional Council and the Amana movement.The site is located near the biblical "Altar of Joshua" and aims to fulfill the "Million in Samaria" plan to increase the Jewish population in the region.The establishment involved moving prefabricated housing units to the location overnigh.

Settlement leaders say they aim to implement all approved settlement plans before the next elections. Eival is part of a broader plan known as "One Million in Samaria", which seeks to increase the settler population in the region to one million by 2050.

Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan said:

"We are not standing here as private individuals; we are standing here in the name of the entire people of Israel, across generations."

He also stated:

"This land was empty and waiting for its builders, the people of Israel, for so many years."

Rabbi Elikim Levanon called it:

"A great day for the people of Israel,"

and said the settlers were continuing:

"the path of Abraham our forefather."