Har Adar

This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.Har Adar (Hebrew: הַר אֲדָר) is an Israeli settlement organized as a local council in the Seam Zone and the Maccabim sub-region of the West Bank.

[3] Har Adar was initially built adjacent to the Green Line but is now largely located within the West Bank.

[8] 23 attempts by the Palmach's Harel Brigade to conquer it failed,[9] although the Jewish force held the position for four days starting May 22, 1948.

[9] According to the ARIJ, Israeli authorities expropriated land from three Palestinian West Bank villages for the construction of Har Adar: On the morning of 26 September 2017, a Palestinian gunman opened fire at the checkpoint in the separation barrier at the rear of the settlement, killing one Border Police officer and two security guards, while wounding a fourth.

[3] According to Business Data Israel (BDI), in 2006 Har Adar had the most stable economy of all Israeli local councils, along with Kfar Shmaryahu.

Harel Brigade memorial in Har Adar
Snow-stranded automobiles in Har Adar, December 2013 during the 2013 Middle East cold snap
Westward view from Har Adar