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'''Avnei Hefetz''' ({{lang-he|אַבְנֵי חֵפֶץ||Precious Stones}}) is an ] (organised as a ]) located on the western edge of the northern ]. The settlement under the administrative municipal government of the ], is located adjacent to the ] city of ] and to the Israeli settlements of ] and ]. '''Avnei Hefetz''' ({{lang-he|אַבְנֵי חֵפֶץ||Precious Stones}}) is anIsraeli town located on the western edge of the northern ]. It is under the administrative municipal government of the ], is located adjacent to the ] city of ] and to the Israeli towns of ] and ].

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank ], but the Israeli government disputes this.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm |title=The Geneva Convention |publisher=] |date=10 December 2009 |accessdate=27 November 2010 }}</ref>


==History== ==History==

Revision as of 07:18, 13 March 2024

Israeli settlement in the West Bank Place in Judea and Samaria Area
Avnei Hefetz אַבְנֵי חֵפֶץ‎
أڤني حفيتس
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • officialAvne Hefez
 • unofficialAvnei Chefetz
Etymology: Precious stones
Avnei Hefetz is located in the Northern West BankAvnei HefetzAvnei HefetzShow map of the Northern West BankAvnei Hefetz is located in the West BankAvnei HefetzAvnei HefetzShow map of the West Bank
Coordinates: 32°17′5″N 35°4′26″E / 32.28472°N 35.07389°E / 32.28472; 35.07389
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilShomron
RegionWest Bank
Founded1990
Founded byStudents from Karnei Shomron
Population2,363

Avnei Hefetz (Template:Lang-he) is anIsraeli town located on the western edge of the northern West Bank. It is under the administrative municipal government of the Shomron Regional Council, is located adjacent to the Palestinian city of Tulkarm and to the Israeli towns of Einav and Sal'it.

History

Established in 1990 by a group of Israeli Orthodox Jewish students from the Karnei Shomron Hesder Yeshiva with help from Amana, Avnei Hefetz is now home to over 200 families, including hundreds of children. The name of the village comes from Isaiah 54:12:

"And I will make thy pinnacles of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy border of precious stones."

In 1995, the Israeli military confiscated about 200 dunams of land from the Palestinian village Kafr al-Labad in order to enlarge Avnei Hefetz, in total, about 355 dunams of Kafr al-Labad's lands have been added to Avnei Hefetz.

In 2016, settlement construction in the occupied West Bank increased by 34 percent. Authorities initiated a construction adding 1,814 new settler housing units. At least 129 new units in the Avnei Hefetz settlement were added to create a primarily industrial zone, rendering the colony increasingly closer to the Palestinian village of Shufa.

Geography

The settlement is located adjacent to the Palestinian city of Tulkarm. The nearest Israeli cities are Netanya to the west and Kfar Saba to the southwest, both about a twenty-five-minute drive away. There are four distinct neighborhoods of Avnei Hefetz: Neve Hefetz – urban, Avnei Shoham – rural, Mitzpe Hefetz – rural, Avnei Hen – rural. In 2022 its population was 2,363.

Education

There are many institutions located on the settlement: six nurseries, six kindergartens, a combined elementary school and junior high school, and a morning and evening kollel.

References

  1. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.1, ISBN 965-220-423-4 (Hebrew)
  3. The Middle East: Abstracts and Indexes. Library Information and Research Service, 1999. Vol. 23, p. 280.
  4. The Expansion of Avni Hefets colony at the Expense of Kufr Al Labbad village Archived 2020-06-17 at the Wayback Machine. Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem (ARIJ). 2009-08-03.
  5. "Avnei Hefetz Archives".
  6. "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.

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