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.