Givat Harel

This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.Givat Harel (Hebrew: גבעת הראל) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, built as an illegal outpost in 1998 and legalized in 2023 by the Israeli government.

[1][2] It falls under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council in the northern West Bank, north of Nahal Shilo.

[citation needed] According to ARIJ, land was "forcefully seized by Israeli settlers" from the Palestinian village of Sinjil in order to construct Givat Harel.

[3] The road to Givat Harel was paved by the Netanyahu government when Ariel Sharon served as minister of national infrastructures.

[4] In July 2012, the IDF fired into the air to disperse settlers from Givat Harel and Palestinians from the neighboring town of Sinjil.