Metzar

Metzar
מֵיצָר
Village entrance
Village entrance
Metzar is located in the Golan Heights
Metzar
Metzar
Metzar is located in the Golan Heights
Metzar
Metzar
Coordinates: 32°46′05″N 35°44′13″E / 32.76806°N 35.73694°E / 32.76806; 35.73694
DistrictNorthern
CouncilGolan
RegionGolan Heights
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded1981
Population
 (2022)[1]
336

Metzar (Hebrew: מֵיצָר) is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the southern Golan Heights. The settlement was established as a kibbutz after Israel occupied the area in the Six Day War in 1967. The 29th settlement on the Golan Heights,[2] it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 336.[1]

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Near East/North Africa report, Issue 2368, JPRS (Series), United States Joint Publications Research Service, Executive Office of the President, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, Joint Publications Research Service, 1981
  3. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC. 10 December 2009.