On September 9, 2026, the Civil Administration published a change to the Blue Line of the Kida settlement, located east of the settlement of Shiloh, on land belonging to the Palestinian village of Jalud, south of Nablus.
The Blue Line change adds approximately 178 dunams net to the settlement’s designated area. According to the Blue Line map, 193.933 dunams were added to the area, while 15.068 dunams were removed, resulting in a net increase of 178.865 dunams. An additional 1,433.85 dunams remain unchanged.
The Blue Line defines the area that Israel treats as public land (referred to as “State Land”)
During the 1980s, Israel declared hundreds of thousands of dunams in the West Bank as State Land, in some cases without precisely defined boundaries. As a result, before these areas can be used for planning and construction, a Civil Administration Blue Line team is required to determine their precise boundaries. In practice, changes to the Blue Line can expand the area available for planning and construction in settlements.
In the case of Kida, the recently published change expands the settlement’s Blue Line by approximately 179 dunams. The move follows the decision by the Israeli Security Cabinet in December 2025 to recognize Kida as a new settlement, after Kida had been considered an unauthorized outpost for many years.
The current publication is part of a broader process aimed at formalizing Kida and the Kida North bloc of settlements. The declaration includes two outposts; Kahlit and Kahlit North, located northeast of Kida and designated as its neighborhoods. In doing so, the Blue Line process formalizes four outposts. At the same time, the first detailed planning scheme is being advanced for the two settlements, providing for more than 1,000 housing units.
The Blue Line change has practical significance: it expands the area within which planning, development, and construction can be advanced for the settlement. Blue Line changes are one of the principal mechanisms through which settlement land reserves can be expanded. When additional areas are incorporated into the Blue Line, they become more readily available for planning and land allocation procedures, thereby facilitating the continued expansion of the settlement enterprise.
Peace Now: The Netanyahu-Smotrich government continues to expand settlements through Blue Line changes and the formalization of outposts established without official status. Israel does not need larger settlements; it needs the opposite. Instead of advancing a diplomatic solution and preserving the possibility of two states, the government continues to deepen Israel’s control over the West Bank and create new facts on the ground.
