Rehelim
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Rehelim () is an Israeli settlement in the northern West Bank. Located on Route 60, between Kfar Tapuach and Eli, east of Ariel and adjacent to the Palestinian towns of Yatma and Qabalan, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. In , it had a population of . In January 2021, under Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli government decided to legalize the illegal, nearby outpost of Nofei Nehemia, by reclassifying it as a “neighborhood” of the Rehelim settlement, which itself was an illegal outpost that was legalized a few years prior.
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- Instance of
- Judea and Samaria community
- Country
- Palestine
- Located in
- Occupied Palestinian territories
- Population
- 975
- Elevation
- 529
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- West Bank
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- Rechelim
- inception
- 2013-01-01
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Rehelim () is an Israeli settlement in the northern West Bank. Located on Route 60, between Kfar Tapuach and Eli, east of Ariel and adjacent to the Palestinian towns of Yatma and Qabalan, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. In , it had a population of . In January 2021, under Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli government decided to legalize the illegal, nearby outpost of Nofei Nehemia, by reclassifying it as a “neighborhood” of the Rehelim settlement, which itself was an illegal outpost that was legalized a few years prior.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rehelim” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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