Givat Harel

Givat Harel (Hebrew: גבעת הראל) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, built as an illegal outpost in 1998 and legalized in 2023 by the Israeli government. The settlement was illegally established in 1998 mostly on Palestinian private lands. It falls under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council in the northern West Bank, north of Nahal Shilo. Givat Harel is situated just off Highway 60 (Israel-Palestine), next to the Palestinian village of Sinjil, whose lands were "forcefully seized by Israeli settlers" in order to construct Givat Harel. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law. In February 2023 the Israeli government approved the legalization of Givat Harel, and 8 other settlements and does not consider them illegal settlements. As part of the legalization Givat Harel and Givat HaRoeh, which also was an outpost before the 2023 legalization were unified into a new settlement called "Giv'ot HaRoeh".

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