Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was in Beit El on Thursday morning for the laying of a cornerstone for 300 housing units in the the Samarian Jewish community.
Netanyahu said, "“Our destiny is to establish the Jewish people in its land and to ensure our sovereignty in our historical homeland." Noting the murderous attack in Gush Etzion, he said, "It should have been a day of joy, but today one of our sons has fallen again."