Beit Horon

Beit Horon
  • בֵּית חֹורוֹן (Hebrew)
Beit Horon is located in the Central West Bank
Beit Horon
Beit Horon
Location within the Central West Bank
Beit Horon is located in the West Bank
Beit Horon
Beit Horon
Location within the West Bank
Coordinates: 31°52′36″N 35°7′43″E / 31.87667°N 35.12861°E / 31.87667; 35.12861
CountryPalestine
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilMateh Binyamin
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationAmana
Founded1977
Population
 (2024)
1,435

Beit Horon (Hebrew: בֵּית חֹורוֹן, lit. 'House of Horon') is a communal Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Bordering Route 443 between Modi'in and Jerusalem, the biblical pass of Beit Horon (Joshua 10:10), after which it is named, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,435.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.

History

Beit Horon was established on 1 December 1977.

According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated land from several surrounding Palestinian villages in order to construct Beit Horon:

Beit Horon is a joint Secular and Orthodox community. A religious elementary school located in Beit Horon serves local children as well as those from surrounding villages. There are also three nurseries and kindergarten, two synagogues, a kollel, a mikvah for women and men, and a library.

On 23 September 2026, the son of Israel's ambassador to the U.S., Yechiel Leiter, was critically injured in a car-ramming attack by a Palestinian near Beit Horon. Hamas praised the attack as a "heroic operation", but didn't claim responsibility.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  2. ↑ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.112, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
    Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.10, ISBN 965-220-423-4 (Hebrew)
  3. ↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  4. ↑ "Israelis, Palestinians Share Fears As Talks Likely Delayed". Orlando Sentinel. 23 July 1995. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  5. ↑ Beituniya Town Profile, ARIJ, pp. 17-18
  6. ↑ Beit ‘Ur al Fauqa Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 16
  7. ↑ At Tira Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 16
  8. ↑ Kharbatha al Misbah Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 16
  9. ↑ “BEIT HORON.” תנועת ההתיישבות אמנה, בית חורון, http://www.amana.co.il/?CategoryID=100&ArticleID=169.
  10. ↑ Beit Horon Archived 27 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Amana
  11. ↑ Breiner, Josh; Roman, Maya; Khoury, Jack (23 September 2026). "Son of Israel's U.S. Ambassador Seriously Wounded in West Bank Attack". Haaretz. Retrieved 23 September 2026.