Yossi Dagan

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

The meeting followed an unprecedented official visit to the city of Ariel by a delegation of senior Trump administration officials and members of Congress led by Johnson.

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.
 (From R-L) Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, MK Zvi Sukkot, MK Limor Son Har-Melech, Settler activist Daniella Weiss, attend a Gaza settlement conference at the Knesset, July 22, 2025.

Smotrich: IDF chief told me Israel must annex northern Gaza for 'security purposes'

 Police found a lighter and cotton on the suspect arrested for arson

Leaders call for West Bank lockdown after police arrest arson suspect

 Yossi Dagan (L) standing with IDF Central Command chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth (R).

Authorities arrest Hamas terrorist threatening to murder Samaria Regional Council head


'Through faith, I returned': Agam Berger visits Joseph's Tomb, prays for soldiers

Berger was presented with a certificate by Yossi Dagan which featured the words 'I chose the path of faith' - taken from Berger's first words following her release.

Agam Berger and her mother visit Joseph's Tomb in Nablus alongside Yossi Dagan

Katz: Lack of settlements led to security deterioration in Samaria

Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan referred to Judea and Samaria as “Israel’s bulletproof vest.”

 An illustrative image of Defense Minister Israel Katz.

Head of West Bank Regional Council protests IDF actions in West Bank

The letter also mentioned that a military unit that guarded the road had been removed. 

Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan at Sa-Nur, April 15, 2021.

Resettle Gaza conference strikes at deep debate on security and destiny

Chants heard at the conference included "death to terrorists" and "Oslo is dead."

 The Resettle Gaza Conference at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem on January 28, 2024

Tomb of Joshua bin Nun renovated after pro-Hamas vandalism

The graffiti was removed by Yossi Dagan, head of the Samaria Regional Council, and IDF soldiers.

 Yossi Dagan (L), head of the Samaria Regional Council, paints over 'Death to Jews' graffiti at the Tomb of Joshua bin Nun, December 13, 2023

10,000 march to Joshua's altar to protect West Bank archaeological sites

Settler groups have repeatedly warned of attempts by the Palestinian Authority to damage Mt. Ebal.

 Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan and Settlement and National Missions Minister Orit Struck at a march to Mt. Ebal. October 2, 2023

Court says it won’t block rebuilding of West Bank’s Homesh on state land

“We order the deletion of the petition after it has been exhausted in its current form,” the court said.

 Visitors walk by the water tower on the ruins of the evacuated settlement of Homesh on August 27, 2019.

Thousands of Jewish worshippers visit Joseph's Tomb year after arson

The visit, which was the largest since before the coronavirus pandemic, was held one year after Palestinians torched the shrine.

 Thousands of Jewish worshippers visit Joseph's Tomb, May 16, 2023

Charges dropped against West Bank settlers after disengagement repeal

The basis for the indictments against Rabbi Elishama Cohen and his colleagues and students, the 2005 Disengagement Law, was repealed on March 21.

 Visitors walk by the water tower on the ruins of the evacuated settlement of Homesh on August 27, 2019.

Israeli right-wing leaders call for unity at Joseph's Tomb

During the visit, armed clashes broke out between Israeli forces and Palestinians in the area, with three Palestinians injured amid the clashes.

 Culture Minister Miki Zohar, Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu, MK Zvi Sukkot and Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan at Joseph's Tomb.

Palestinian shot and killed by Israeli in central West Bank - report

The incident occurred after violence broke out between residents of a Palestinian village and a nearby Israeli settlement.

 Israeli soldiers stand guard between Jewish settlers and Palestinians from the West Bank village of Burqah on December 23, 2021.