The head of the Samaria Regional Council Yossi Dagan welcomed the Prime Minister's announcement that he decided to keep the Minister of Defense in his post.
"I congratulate Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for ending the crisis and the announcement that Gallant will continue to serve as Minister of Defense."
"Yoav Gallant is a security man of the highest order and a nationalist and a lover of the Land of Israel. Always attentive, well-intentioned and caring. I am sure that Yoav will continue to contribute with all his might to strengthening security in the country and settlement in Samaria, Judea, the Galilee and the Negev," Dagan said.