Rabbi Rafi Peretz welcomed the decision to build a new Jewish neighborhood in Hevron.

"I welcomes the decision by Defense Minister Bennett to accelerate construction in the Jewish neighborhood in the Hevron market. It's excellent news for the People of Israel and the Land of Israel to start off the week.

"The connection to our ancestral city must be expressed in the field, whether in developing the Jewish community or connecting the younger generation to our city and heritage. The next step is sovereignty."