Mevo Horon

Mevo Horon
Mevo Horon is located in the Central West Bank
Mevo Horon
Mevo Horon
Coordinates: 31°50′57″N 35°2′9″E / 31.84917°N 35.03583°E / 31.84917; 35.03583
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilMateh Binyamin
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationPoalei Agudat Yisrael
Founded1970
Founded byEzra members
Population
 (2022)[1]
2,669
Websitewww.mevo-horon.org.il
Mevo Horon in 1969

Mevo Horon (Hebrew: מְבוֹא חוֹרוֹן, lit. 'Horon Gateway') is an Israeli settlement and religious moshav shitufi in the West Bank. Located near Latrun and Modi'in, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 2,669.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.