A number of government ministries will be allocating funding to improve the situation in the Hebron area, an area that has been hit particularly hard since the beginning of the Palestinian terror attacks on Erev Rosh Hashanah 5776. The Hebron, Kiryat Arba and S. Hebron Hills communities have been hit with many attacks, R”L too many of them resulting in fatalities and serious injuries.

Minister of Agriculture (Bayit Yehudi) Uri Ariel announced that the Ministry of Transportation will be spending NIS 10 million to improve area roads. An additional NIS 6 million with be invested by the Jerusalem Affairs & Heritage Ministry for refurbishing the Old Hebron Cemetery and towards a new area archeological museum. An additional NIS 7 million is coming from the Interior Ministry, NIS 3 million the Agriculture Ministry and NIS 6 million from the Education Minister and Social Equality Ministry.

Improvements are expected in a number of areas including a new youth center, a new shul, psychological support for trauma-stricken residents, and other projects. Ariel is hopeful the assistance for the area will be approved by the cabinet in the upcoming Sunday weekly cabinet meeting on 4 Tammuz.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)