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Israeli settlement in the West Bank Place in Judea and Samaria Area Mevo Horon in 1969 Mevo Horon ( Hebrew : מבוא חורון , lit. ' Horon Gateway ' ) is an Israeli settlement and religious moshav shitufi in the Israeli-occupied West Bank . Located near Latrun and the city of Modi'in , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council . In 2024 it had a population of 2,659. The settlement was established directly on the former Palestinian village of Bayt Nuba , ethnically cleansed and destroyed by the Israel Defense Forces during the Six-Day War . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . "Apartheid Israel and the Jewish National Fund of Canada: The Story of 'Imwas Yalu, Beit Nuba and Canada Park" . Children of catastrophe: Journey from a Palestinian refugee camp to America .
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Place in Israel Mevo Horon ( , lit. Horon Gateway) is an Israeli settlement and religious moshav shitufi and communal settlement in the Latrun salient. Located near Latrun and Modi'in , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council . In 2007 it had a population of 1,200. The village was established in 1970 by members of the Ezra youth movement, and was the first village in the Mateh Binyamin council area.
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Place in Israel Mevo Horon ( , 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 2007, it had a population of 1,200. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. The village was established in 1970 by members of the Ezra youth movement and was the first village in the Mateh Binyamin council area. It moved to present site in 1974.It is named after the biblical Beit Horon (Joshua 10:10), which was located near the modern Israeli village and settlement of Beit Horon .
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Israeli settlement in the West Bank Place in Judea and Samaria Area, Israel Mevo Horon ( , 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 2024 it had a population of 2,659. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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Israeli settlement in the West Bank Place in Judea and Samaria Area Mevo Horon in 1969 Mevo Horon ( ) 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 2024 it had a population of 2,659. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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israeli settlement and religious moshav shitufi and communal settlement in the latrun salient
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israeli settlement and religious moshav shitufi in the israeli-occupied west bank
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