Nahal Holit, a para-military settlement in the Rafah salient of northern Sinai, was turned over to civilian control Thursday. It has been re-named Kibbutz Holit and is affiliated with the lchud Hakvutzot Vehekibutzim, the Labor Party’s settlement movement. Holit is the 13th settlement in the Rafah area.
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