Defense Minister Naftali Bennett said, Sunday, "I have approved the construction of an elevator at the Cave of the Patriarchs [Me'arat Hamachpelah in Hebrew]. The planning is complete. We are now giving the green light to carrying out the project."
The elevator is intended to provide access to the disabled. Speaking at the inauguration of the Nofei Keramim neighborhood in Kiryat Arba-Hevron, Bennett added, "We will insist that the Cave of the Patriarchs and the entire Jewish community in Hevron be within the sovereignty map that we will advance immediately after the elections."