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Palestinian Authority municipality Beita ( , translation: "Home") is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank located to mi southeast of Nablus . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had a population of 9,709 in 2007.1 It consists of five clans which branch out to thirty families. There are many houses and prisons dating back to the Roman era. The current mayor that was elected in 2004 is Arab ash-Shurafa.2In 1952, Beita opened an elementary school (before, most teaching was done in mosques), which served the town and surrounding villages. In 1954, an elementary school for girls only was established and since then, four other schools have been built - including two secondary schools.3 The town contains four mosques and three clinics. In April 1988, a confrontation with Israeli settlers in the village left 2 residents dead and several others wounded. The town was considered a Fatah stronghold, however Arab ash-Shurafa, a member of Hamas was elected mayor in 2005. Shurafa was arrested by the Israeli Defense Forces , along with Nablus mayor Adly Yaish and Education Minister of the Palestinian National Authority Nasser al-Shaer in 2006 for their membership with Hamas. 2007 PCBS Census .4
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Palestinian Authority municipality Beita ( , translation: "Home") is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank located 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) southeast of Nablus . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had a population of 9,709 in 2007. It consists of five clans which branch out to thirty families. There are many houses and prisons dating back to the Roman era. The current mayor that was elected in 2004 is Arab ash-Shurafa. The town contains four mosques and three clinics. 2007 PCBS Census .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Municipality type B in Nablus, State of Palestine Beita ( , translation: "Home") is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank located 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) southeast of Nablus . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had a population of 9,709 in 2007. It consists of five clans which branch out to thirty families. There are many houses dating back to the Roman era.The current mayor, elected in 2004 is Arab ash-Shurafa. The town contains four mosques and three clinics.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Municipality type B in Nablus, State of Palestine Beita ( , translation: "Home") is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank located 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) southeast of Nablus . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had a population of 9,709 in 2007. It consists of five clans which branch out to thirty families. There are many houses dating back to the Roman era. The current mayor, elected in 2004 is Arab ash-Shurafa. The town contains four mosques and three clinics. Since 1967, under the Israeli occupation of the West Bank , more than 77 Beita villagers have been shot dead by Israeli forces, many during protests, 7 were killed between May and September 2021 during the suppression of demonstrations against the establishment of an Israeli outpost on Beita lands.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Municipality type B in Nablus, State of Palestine Beita ( Arabic : بيتا , translation: "Home") is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in the northern Israeli-occupied West Bank located 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) southeast of Nablus .According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had a population of 11,682 in 2017. It consists of five clans which branch out to thirty families. There are many houses dating back to the Roman era. The current mayor, elected in 2004 is Arab ash-Shurafa. The town contains four mosques and three clinics. Since 1967, under the Israeli occupation of the West Bank , more than 77 Beita villagers have been shot dead by Israeli forces, many during protests, 7 were killed between May and September 2021 during the suppression of demonstrations against the establishment of an Israeli outpost on Beita lands. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report).
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palestinian town in the nablus governorate in the northern west bank located to mi southeast of nablus
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palestinian town in the nablus governorate in the northern israeli-occupied west bank located 13 kilometers
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