Beit Aryeh
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Local council (from 1989) | |
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  Beit Aryeh | |
| Coordinates: 32°2′15″N 35°2′59″E / 32.03750°N 35.04972°E | |
| Region | West Bank |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Governorate | Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Yehuda Elboim |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,500 dunams (8.5 km2 or 3.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,517 |
| • Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | House of Aryeh - Fawns |
Beit Aryeh-Ofarim (Hebrew: בֵּית אַרְיֵה-עֳפָרִים) is an Israeli settlement and local council in the northern West Bank. It is located 32 kilometers (20 mi) north of Jerusalem and 25 kilometers (16 mi) east of Tel Aviv, near the Palestinian village of al-Lubban al-Gharbi, 3.8 km kilometers east of the Green line. It is situated on the Palestinian side of the Israeli West Bank barrier,[2] on 8,500 dunams of land. In 2022 it had a population of 5,517.
Israeli settlements in the West Bank are considered illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[3][4]
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Beit Arye". Peace Now. Archived from the original on 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ "Israel announces plans for 1,400 new settlement homes". BBC. 10 January 2014.
The settlements are considered illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this...Israel's housing ministry issued tenders for the construction of 801 housing units in West Bank settlements, including Efrat, Elkana and Emanuel, and 600 in Ramat Shlomo in East Jerusalem.