Malachi Levinger, the head of the Kiryat Arba local council, joined dozens of residents of the Judean Jewish community who turned out Tuesday morning to block inspectors from the Civil Administration for Judea and Samaria from enforcing the freeze on Jewish construction in the area. The residents report that the inspectors are trying to stop previously-approved projects that were started months ago, as well as to confiscate construction equipment.
Residents' councils in the area report the arrival of inspectors in the Samarian communities of Ma'aleh Shomron and Yakir, and the Binyamin region community of Neria. The Shomron Residents' Council issued a statement that "The people won't allow the racist and illegitimate decrees to succeed."