Two weeks after it was burned down and desecrated by Arab rioters, Joseph's Tomb, the Biblical grave located in Samaria's Shechem, was repaired Monday night in an overnight operation.
The five-hour long repair operation that involved a week's worth of work was conducted by rabbis, IDF officers, and over 50 experts in repairs including engineers, electricians, stone-workers, and various other contractors.
"This is an historic and moving moment," said Samaria regional council head Yossi Dagan.
"Joy and sadness are mixed.
On the one hand we merit - together with IDF soldiers and commanders, members of the Samaria regional council, representatives of the official state of Israel - to fix even a little the awful damage of the barbarity of the Palestinian Authority that vandalized such a holy place to the Jewish people and a site of historical importance to all of humanity."