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Alonei HaBashan ( ) is an Israeli settlement , moshav shitufi , located in the central Golan Heights , under the administration of Israel .1Alonei HaBashan was established in 1981. The name, literally "Oaks of Bashan", is taken from the Bible (Isaiah 2:13). "Bashan" is a Biblical name for the Golan Heights.2 It falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Golan Regional Council . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. In November 2012, three mortars fired from Syrian-controlled territory landed near Alonei Bashan. Two exploded in open areas and one fell outside a house but did not explode. In February 2013, a Syrian tank shell landed in the village. Sappers who dismantled it believe it may have been a stray round fired in the course of the Syrian Civil War .3Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . 2012 .4BBC . 10 December 2009. second time in a week, stray Syrian bullets hit IDF border post Golan Heights hit by stray bullets from Syria5
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Alonei HaBashan ( ) is an Israeli settlement , moshav shitufi , located in the central Golan Heights , under the administration of Israel . The settlement was built in 1981, and its name is taken from the Bible (Isaiah 2:13). "Bashan" is a Biblical name for the Golan Heights. It falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Golan Regional Council .
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Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights Place in Northern, Israel Alonei HaBashan ( ) is an Israeli settlement and moshav shitufi located in the eastern Golan Heights , under the administration of Israel .It falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Golan Regional Council , and is the easternmost locality within Israeli-controlled territory.In 2024 it had a population of 512. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights Place in Northern Alonei HaBashan ( ) is an Israeli settlement located in the eastern Golan Heights , organized as a moshav shitufi , under the administration of Israel .The settlement was established after Israel occupied the area in the Six Day War in 1967. It falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Golan Regional Council , and is the easternmost locality within Israeli-controlled territory. In 2024 it had a population of 512. It is part of the Hapoel HaMizrachi movement. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights Place in Northern Alonei HaBashan ( Hebrew : אַלּוֹנֵי הַבָּשָׁן ) is an Israeli settlement located in the eastern Golan Heights , organized as a moshav shitufi , under the administration of Israel . The settlement was established after Israel occupied the area in the Six Day War in 1967. It falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Golan Regional Council , and is the easternmost locality within Israeli-controlled territory. In 2024 it had a population of 512. It is part of the Hapoel HaMizrachi movement. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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israeli settlement
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israeli settlement located in the eastern golan heights
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