In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “village and an israeli settlement in the west bank”. Today it says “israeli outpost in the west bank under the jurisdiction of shomron regional council”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “village and an israeli settlement in the west bank”. Today it says “israeli outpost in the west bank under the jurisdiction of shomron regional council”.
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Gilad Heights) is an Israeli settlement outpost in the West Bank under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council .1The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this.2Located to the north of Karnei Shomron , the outpost was established in 2001 and named after Gilad Zar, a security coordinator of the Shomron Regional Council, who was shot and killed in 2001. Ramat Gilad, home to 13 families in 2009, was considered an unauthorized outpost by the Israeli government until 2011, when a deal was reached between the government and the residents to remove nine homes located on privately owned Palestinian land. In May 2014, the Israeli government decided to demolish six of its buildings and a synagogue, all built on Palestinian land.3
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Gilead Heights) is a village and an Israeli settlement in the West Bank . Located to the north of Karnei Shomron , the outpost was named after Gilad Zar, a security officer who was killed by Palestinians.
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Gilad Heights) is an Israeli settlement outpost in the West Bank under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council .The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this.Located to the north of Karnei Shomron , the outpost was established in 2001 and named after Gilad Zar, a security coordinator of the Shomron Regional Council, who was shot and killed in 2001.Ramat Gilad, home to 13 families in 2009, was considered an unauthorized outpost by the Israeli government until 2011, when a deal was reached between the government and the residents to remove nine homes located on privately owned Palestinian land.In May 2014, the Israeli government decided to demolish six of its buildings and a synagogue, all built on Palestinian land.
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Place in Judea and Samaria Area Ramat Gilad ( ) is an Israeli outpost in the West Bank under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council .Israeli outposts in the West Bank are considered illegal both under international law as well as under Israeli law. Located to the north of Karnei Shomron , the outpost was established in 2001 and named after Gilad Zar, a security coordinator of the Shomron Regional Council, who was shot and killed in 2001. Ramat Gilad, home to 13 families in 2009, was considered an unauthorized outpost by the Israeli government until 2011, when a deal was reached between the government and the residents to remove nine homes located on privately owned Palestinian land. In May 2014, the Israeli government decided to demolish six of its buildings and a synagogue, all built on Palestinian land.
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Place in Judea and Samaria Area Ramat Gilad ( Hebrew : רָמַת גִּלְעָד , lit. ' Gilad Heights ' ) is an Israeli outpost in the West Bank under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council . Israeli outposts in the West Bank are considered illegal both under international law as well as under Israeli law .
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village and an israeli settlement in the west bank
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israeli outpost in the west bank under the jurisdiction of shomron regional council
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