Located in the Upper Galilee near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council.

[1] Zar'it is located on the land of the depopulated Palestinian villages of Al-Nabi Rubin, Suruh and Tarbikha.

[4] During the 2023 war between Hamas and Israel, northern Israeli border communities, including Zar'it, faced targeted attacks by Hezbollah and Palestinian factions based in Lebanon, and were evacuated.

[5] In October 2024, the IDF said they uncovered and destroyed an active Hezbollah tunnel that originated near the Lebanese town Marwahin and emerged in Zar'it.

The tunnel extended 10 metres into the Israeli border, according to the IDF report.